The Tanzanian Premier League is arguably one of the best in the East African region.The competition, that concluded this week has been gathering hype and attention from all corners of the continent due to a number of factors, among them is the excellent marketing.Zambian giants Zesco United courting Kenyan defender Christopher OruchumIt is normal for a club that, plies trade in the Tanzanian league to walk in the Kenyan market and leave with the best player or tactician given the insane monies the outfits are willing to splash.Christopher Oruchum is a Kenyan defender who plies trade in Tanzania having joined Namungo FC in July last year.##NAJAVA_MECA_7312201##For a player who had won the league in Kenya with Tusker crossing the border and penning a deal with Namungo who do don’t attract much following and hype like; Yanga and Simba might have been viewed as a downgrade.Recently, Oruchum told Mozzart Sport that, the amount Namungo offered sweetened the deal and tempted him to ditch the Kenyan champions.When asked on what makes the Tanzanian league competitive and good to an extend of attracting a number of commercial partners, the defender who, is a Masters student at the University of Nairobi alluded to the investments the clubs had made in the playing units.He said, the influx of foreign players had played a key role in making the competition more attractive and appealing to fans within the country, region and rest of the world.Against All Odds: The inspirational journey of Paul Jawa, refugee turned football starTanzanian clubs are allowed to sign up to twelve froing players but can only field seven in a particular match.“The regulation to have more than ten foreign players in a particular club helps in making the league better as clubs sign the best across the continent and beyond. If you can pool the best players then you’re assured that, the league will be exciting,” he opened up.Oruchum who has previously played for AFC Leopards before, revealed that he had, observed that Tanzanians had a culture of religiously supporting local clubs unlike in other jurisdictions where, European football commands massive following.“Fans give local football and clubs priority here. No one bothers about English or European football whenever local clubs are in action. Fans in Tanzania treat footballers like superstars. This is a result of the regionalization of the game,” he added.
