Former Shabana FC forward Mathew Tegisi won the Man of the Match award in Tanzania as his Pamba Jiji side registered a draw against Fountain Gate FC.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsPamba Jiji hosted Fountain Gate in a Tanzania Premier League match on Tuesday, 8 April at the CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza with the two sides battling to a 1-1 draw.Manchester United legend backs Benni McCarthy to succeed at Harambee StarsTegisi, who started the match, broke the deadlock in the 21st minute from the penalty spot to ensure that the home side went into half-time with a 1-0 lead.In the second half, the visitors found a way back into the game and levelled the scores through Eli Mokono’s 60th-minute strike.##NAJAVA_MECA_8842546##Pamba pushed hard for a winner and got a golden opportunity in the 10th minute of second-half added time when they were handed another penalty, but this time Mathew Tegisi missed from the spot in what was the last kick of the game with the final whistle blowing thereafter.Despite the disappointment, the Harambee Stars forward was named Man of the Match after the final whistle as a reward for his exploits in the match.Patrick Matasi handed reprieve by High Court in alleged match-fixing scandalThe result took Pamba Jiji to 10th in the league standings with 27 points, same as ninth-placed Mashujaa FC as well as 11th and 12th-placed Namungo and KMC, respectively, with the four teams only separated by goal difference, while Fountain Gate remained eighth with 29 points.Tegisi’s Pamba are not over the hook yet as they are just two points ahead of Coastal Union, who occupy one of the relegation playoff positions with the latter having a game in hand, which they will play on Thursday, 10 April, against Singida Back Stars.##NAJAVA_MECA_8842567##Tanzanian giants Young Africans (Yanga) are still at the summit of the league with 64 points after 24 matches, with their arch-rivals Simba occupying the second position with 57 points, having played two matches fewer than Yanga.Tegisi has been in fine form for Pamba since crossing over to Tanzania from Shabana FC in December 2024, with the goal against Fountain Gate taking his goal tally in the Tanzanian top tier to five.
