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- ↑ "Tanzania (Mainland) 2007/08" . Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ↑ "Tanzania - Kagera Sugar - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway" . Retrieved 14 February 2017.
