Simba S.C.

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Simba S.C
Simba Sports Club.png
Full name Simba Sports Club
Nickname(s)Wekundu wa Msimbazi (Reds of Msimbazi) or Lunyasi
Short nameSSC
Founded1936;88 years ago (1936)
Ground Benjamin Mkapa Stadium
Capacity60,000
ChairmanMurtaza Mangungu
Head Coach Abdelhak Benchikha
League Tanzanian Premier League
2022-23 2nd of 16
Website Club website

Simba Sports Club is a professional football club based in Kariakoo ward in Ilala District of Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania.

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It was founded in 1936 as Queen before being renamed to Sunderland and, in 1971, was finally renamed Simba (Swahili for "Lion"). The team's nickname, Wekundu wa Msimbazi (The Reds of Msimbazi), is a reference to their all-red home strip and Msimbazi Street in Kariakoo where their headquarters is based. The fanbase for Simba Sports Club is one of the biggest in Tanzania with there ultras being led by the fierce Isaac Beck.

Simba SC has won 22 league titles and five domestic cups and has participated in CAF Champions League multiple times. It is also among the giant clubs in East and Central Africa, having won the CECAFA Club Championship six times.

Simba plays their home games at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Miburani ward of Temeke District.

The club was ranked among the top ten clubs in Africa, at number 10, by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) in their May 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023 rankings. [1] Globally, the club was ranked at number 105 in the IFFHS World Ranking. [2]

The club is one of the richest in East Africa, with a total budget of TSh 6.1 billion (equivalent to $5.3 million) unveiled for the 2019/2020 season. [3]

Simba holds a long-standing rivalry with Yanga with whom they contest the Kariakoo derby, named after the ward where both teams were founded. The rivalry was ranked 5th as one of the most famous African derbies. [4]

Honours

Domestic

Tanzanian Premier League [5]

Nyerere Cup [6]

FAT Cup [6]

Dar es Salaam League

Tusker Cup [6]

Community Shield [6]

Mapinduzi Cup [7]

Continental

CECAFA Club Championship [8]

CAF Cup [9]

CAF Club Champions

•Semi Final 1974

• Group Stage 2003,2018,2020,2021,2022,2023


Colours and badge

Players

Current squad

As of 20 January 2024 [10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Ally Salim
2 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN David Frank Kameta
3 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Hussein Kazi
4 FW Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Jean Othos Beleke
5 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Israel Patrick Mwenda
6 MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Fabrice Ngoma
7 MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Onana Essomba
8 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Abdallah Hamis
10 FW Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Saidi Ntibazonkiza
12 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Shomari Kapombe
13 MF Flag of Mali.svg  MLI Sadio Kanouté
15 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Mohammed Husseini
16 MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Aubin Kramo
17 MF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Clatous Chama
19 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Mzamiru Yassin
20 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Che Malone Jr
No.Pos.NationPlayer

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23 GK Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Husseni Abeli
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27 FW Flag of Mozambique.svg  MOZ Luís Miquissone
28 GK Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Aishi Manula
29 DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Henock Inonga Baka
31 GK Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Ahmed Feruzi
38 FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Kibu Denis

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Head coach Flag of Algeria.svg Abdelhak Benchikha
1st Assistant coach Flag of Tanzania.svg Juma Mgunda
2nd Assistant coach and Fitness Coach Flag of Tanzania.svg Idriss Job
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Tanzania.svg Nestor Onyango
Team doctor Flag of Tanzania.svg Edwin Kagabo
Team coordinator Flag of Tanzania.svg Abbas Suleiman Ally
Team manager Flag of Tanzania.svg Jumaa Khamis Hassan
Kit manager Flag of Tanzania.svg Hamis Mtambo

Last updated: 20 February 2023
Source: [ citation needed ]

Management

PositionStaff
Chief Executive Officer Flag of Tanzania.svg Imani Kajula
Chief Scouting Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mels Daalder
Head of Operations Flag of Tanzania.svg Ms Belinda Paul
Senior Accountant Flag of Tanzania.svg Suleiman Kahumbu
Media officer Flag of Tanzania.svg Ahmed Ally
Competition manager Flag of Tanzania.svg Hamiss Kissiwa
Football logistics manager Flag of Tanzania.svg Abbas Ally
Content & social media coordinator Flag of Tanzania.svg Rabi Hume
Content manager Flag of Tanzania.svg Ally Mohamed
Facilities manager Flag of Tanzania.svg Juma Matari
Office assistant Flag of Tanzania.svg Said Hassan Ahmad

Last updated: 31 December 2020
Source: [ citation needed ]

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League: 12 appearances

African Cup of Champions Clubs: 9 appearances

CAF Confederation Cup: 6 appearances

African Football League:Q.Final

Simba Sc Vs Al Ahly : 2-2 first match

: 1-1 Second match

Simba being Disqualified by the away Goal.

Club Ranking

Notes

  1. 1 2 As Sunderland

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