Simba S.C.

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Simba S.C
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Full nameSimba Sports Club
Nickname(s)Wekundu wa Msimbazi (Reds of Msimbazi) Lunyasi
Short nameSSC
Founded1936;88 years ago (1936)
Ground Benjamin Mkapa Stadium
Capacity60,000
OwnerMember of SSC 51%
Mohamed Dewji 49%
ChairmanMurtaza Mangungu
Head Coach Fadlu Davids
League Tanzanian Premier League
2023–24 3rd
Website http://www.simbasc.co.tz/

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 Eagles 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 the biggest in Tanzania, seconded by Yanga, which is considered Tanzania's giant, with their ultras being led by the fierce Isaac Beck and his assistant Hari Evans.

Simba SC has won 22 league titles second to Yanga who has won 30 Premier League titles and five domestic cups and has participated in CAF Champions League multiple times. Apart from Yanga, which is considered Giant of Tanzania and CAFCC Finalist, Simba has also participated in CAF tournaments, but with just quarter final as their best performance. Simba plays their home games at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Miburani ward of Temeke District.

The club was ranked among the top 20 clubs in Africa, at number 07, 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, second only to Young Africans SC, which is considered the richest club both in East and southern 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 which 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]

Simba SC drew an average home attendance of 7,514 in the 2023-24 edition of the Premier League, the 2nd highest in the league. [5]

Honours

Domestic

Continental

Colours and badge

Players

Current squad

As of 11 July 2024 [11]

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 Juma
2 DF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Karaboue Chamou
3 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN David Kameta
4 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Bakari Rashid Hussein
5 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Awesu Ally Awesu
6 MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Fabrice Ngoma
7 FW Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Joshua Mutale
8 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Omary Abdallah Omary
10 MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Jean Charles Ahoua
11 FW Flag of Uganda.svg  UGA Stephen Dese Mukwala
12 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Shomari Kapombe
13 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Lionel Ateba
15 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Mohammed Husseini
17 MF Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  CGO Débora Fernandes Mavambo
19 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Mzamiru Yassin
20 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Che Malone Jr
21 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Yusuph Kagoma
22 GK Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Ayoub Lakred
23 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Salehe Karabaka
24 DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Kelvin Kijiri
25 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Augustine Okejepha
28 GK Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Aishi Manula
29 DF Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  BFA Valentine Nouma
30 GK Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Hussein Abel Thomas
36 MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Ladaki Chasambi
37 FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Edwin Balua
38 FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Denis Kibu

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League: 12 appearances

African Cup of Champions Clubs: 9 appearances

CAF Confederation Cup: 6 appearances

Club Ranking

Notes

  1. 1 2 As Sunderland

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