Azam FC, home to Kenyan international Kenneth Muguna, were handed their first defeat of the 2022/2023 Tanzanian top flight season in stunning fashion as minnows Tanzania Prisons recorded a memorable victory over the team in a round 5 match played at the Sokoine Stadium on Friday evening.With Azam finishing last season in third place behind champions Yanga and Simba, their clash against a Prisons side that ended their campaign third last on the log was only expected to go one way, at least on paper.FULL TIME!Prisons 1-0 Azam FC pic.twitter.com/Hx6osKDQwn— Azam FC (@azamfc) September 30, 2022 However, despite twenty points separating their final league points last season, Tanzania Prisons tore the script as they recorded a rare 1-0 victory over the ice cream makers.It was a match that witnessed no goals in the first half as both sides failed to find the cutting edge in front of goal.However, just twenty five seconds upon the second half’s resumption, Jeremiah Juma pounced on sloppy play by the Azam defence to score what proved to be the match winner after the hosts resolutely thwarted Azam to seal all three points.#NBCPL: Goli la Tanzania Prisons dhidi ya Azam FC likiwekwa kambani na Jeremiah Juma.FT: Tanzania Prisons 0-0 Azam FC#AzamSports1HD #NBCPremierLeague #LigiKuuYaNBC #NBCPLUpdates #SisiNiSoka #SokaLetuBambam #TanzaniaPrisons #AzamFC #PrisonsAzam pic.twitter.com/bEX69Vruv3— Azam TV (@azamtvtz) September 30, 2022 Muguna could not come to the rescue of his team as he missed the game. The creative midfielder is expected to be sidelined for an unspecified period after picking up an injury in training.The former Gor Mahia man last played for the ice cream makers in last month in a friendly match pitting them against Djibouti’s AS Arta Solar at the Chamazi Complex, a game he started on the bench.Why Miheso’s move to Ethiopia fell throughThe defeat meant that Azam tasted their first defeat after winning two and drawing two of their opening four games which already leaves them two points behind current log leaders Yanga who have one game in hand.Prisons on the other hand jumped onto eighth place on the log on seven points, just one behind Azam.
