The 2024/25 Tanzania Premier League title decider pitting Young Africans (Yanga) against their arch-rivals Simba will be officiated by foreign officials. The two Tanzanian giants will lock horns on Wednesday, 25 June in the last and only match of the day with the rest of the teams having already completed their season.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more news With the stakes of the match, famously known as Kariokor Derby, so high, the two clubs and the league body has opted against entrusting local referees in a bid to ensure impartiality. Egyptian officials led by Amin Mohammed Amin Omar who will serve as the center referee, will oversee the encounter. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8992123##Mahmoud Ahmed Abo El Regal will be the first assistant referee while Samir Gamaal Saad Mohamed will serve as the second assistant referee.Another Egyptian, Ahmed Mahrous Elghandour will be the fourth official while Somalia’s Alli Mohamed serves as the referees assessor.Salim Omary Singalo will be the only local match official where he will serve as the match commissioner of one of Africa’s most famous derbies.FKFPL top scorer Moses Shumah on verge of joining Zambian clubAhead of the season decider, Yanga are on top of the 16-team league table with 79 points, one ahead of Simba. Azam finished third on the log after amassing 63 points.Yanga therefore need at least a draw to be crowned champions, while Simba must take all the three points from the match in order to dethrone their rivals. Should Yanga win the title, they will make it four-consecutive league titles, stamping their authority in the league. Additionally, they will match the four consecutive league titles won by Simba between 2018 and 2021.Nyayo Stadium not ready for handover as CHAN deadline loomsNevertheless, the two teams will all compete in next season’s CAF Champions League where Tanzania will be represented by two clubs due to their higher CAF coefficient.Kenyan international Duke Abuya is attached to Yanga and notably scored the second goal in their 5-0 win over Dodoma Jiji, home to Kenya international Joshua Onyango and Apollo Otieno on Sunday 22 June.
