Full name | Tanzania Prisons Sports Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Wajela jela | ||
Founded | 1988 | ||
Ground | Sokoine Stadium Mbeya, Tanzania | ||
Capacity | 20,000 | ||
Owner | Tanzania Prisons Service | ||
Chairman | Owen Bithell | ||
Manager | Mbwana Makata | ||
League | Tanzanian Premier League | ||
2023-2024 | 9th outof 16 | ||
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