Simba S.C.

Simba Sports Club is a football club based in Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Founded in 1936 as Queens, the club later changed their name to Eagles, then to Sunderland. In 1971 they were renamed Simba (Swahili for "Lion").

Not to be confused with Simba FC.
Simba
Full nameSimba Sports Club
Nickname(s)The Kings
Wekundu wa Msimbazi (The Reds of Msimbazi)
Founded1936 (1936), as Queens
GroundNational Stadium
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Capacity60,000
OwnerSimba Sports Club Limited (51%)
Mo Simba Company Limited (49%)
ManagerVacant
LeagueTanzanian Premier League
2019–20Tanzanian Premier League, 1st of 20 (champions)
WebsiteClub website

Simba is one of the two biggest clubs in Tanzania, alongside cross-city rivals Young Africans. Simba have won 21 league titles and five domestic cups, and have participated in the CAF Champions League multiple times. They are also one of the biggest clubs in East Africa, having won the CECAFA Club Championship six times.

Nicknamed "The Kings" or "Wekundu wa Msimbazi" (The Reds of Msimbazi), Simba play their home games at the Benjamin William Mkapa Stadium and the National Stadium. In 2020 Simba were the fastest growing Instagram account among football clubs, with 1.9 million followers and a growth of 89% from the previous year.[1]

Colours and badge
  • Logo from 2000 to 2010
  • Logo from 2010 to 2020
  • Logo from 2020

Players

Current squad
As of 7 January 2021[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  TAN Gabriel Michael
3 FW  GHA Bernard Morrison
5 DF  TAN Ibrahim Ame
6 DF  CIV Serge Wawa
7 FW  COD Mutshimba Mugalu
8 MF  ZAM Larry Bwalya
11 MF  MOZ Luís Miquissone
12 DF  TAN Shomari Kapombe
13 MF  TAN Saidi Juma
14 FW  RWA Meddie Kagere
15 DF  TAN Mohammed Husseini
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  KEN Joash Onyango
17 MF  ZAM Clatous Chama
18 DF  TAN Erasto Nyoni
19 MF  TAN Mzamiru Yassin
20 MF  TAN Jonas Mkude
21 FW  TAN Athumani Miraji
22 FW  TAN John Bocco
25 MF  KEN Francis Kahata
28 GK  TAN Aishi Manula
30 GK  TAN Beno Kakolanya
34 GK  TAN Hassan Dilunga

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head coach Didier Gomez Da Rosa
Goalkeeping coach Milton Nienov
Assistant coach Seleman Matola
Fitness coach Adel Zrane
Team coach Yassin Gembe
Team coordinator Abbas Suleiman Ally
Team manager Patrick Rweyemamu
Kit manager Hamis Mtambo

Last updated: 29 January 2021
Source:

Management
Position Staff
Chief Executive Officer Barbara Gonzalez[3]
Executive Assistant to C.E.O Rispa Hatibu
Head of Operations Dr Arnold Kashembe
Senior Accountant Suleiman Kahumbu
Project Manager Belinda Paul
Director of membership & fans Hashim Mbaga
Media officer Haji Manara
Competition manager Hamiss Kissiwa
Football logistics manager Abbas Ally
Market analyst George Abdulrahman
Content & social media coordinator Rabi Hume
Content manager Ally Mohamed
Marketing & media assistant Jacob Gamaly
Facilities manager Juma Matari
Office assistant Said Hassan Ahmad

Last updated: 31 December 2020
Source:

Honours

Domestic

Tanzanian Premier League[4]

Nyerere Cup[5]

  • Winners (3): 1984, 1995, 2000

FAT Cup[5]

  • Winners (3): 1995, 2016–17, 2019–20
  • Runners-up (2): 1998, 2000

Tusker Cup[5]

  • Winners (5): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2005
  • Runners-up (1): 2006

Community Shield[5]

  • Winners (9): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Runners-up (2): 2001, 2010

Mapinduzi Cup[6]

  • Winners (2): 2011, 2015
  • Runners-up (4): 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020

Continental

CECAFA Club Championship[7]

  • Winners (6): 1974, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002
  • Runners-up (6): 1975, 1978, 1981, 2003, 2011, 2018

CAF Cup[8]

  • Runners-up (1): 1993

SportPesa Super Cup

  • Runners-up (1): 2018

Performance in CAF competitions

The highest continental success that Simba achieved reaching the final of the CAF Cup in 1993, when they lost to Stella Club of Côte d'Ivoire. It was the highest continental achievement by a Tanzanian team to date. In 2003 Simba beat the then-reigning champions Zamalek of Egypt in the CAF Champions League second round of qualifiers to qualify to the group stages, after having beat Santos of South Africa in the first round.

CAF Champions League: 10 appearances

African Cup of Champions Clubs: 9 appearances

CAF Confederation Cup: 5 appearances

CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances

Notes
  1. As Sunderland

References
  1. "Fastest growing Insta accounts | Clubs in 2020 – Worldwide". Instagram. Transfermarkt. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. "Tanzania - Simba Sports Club - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. "Barbara Gonzalez: The CEO changing perceptions in Tanzanian football". BBC Sport. 17 September 2020.
  4. "Tanzania - List of Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. "Tanzania - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. "Zanzibar - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  7. "CECAFA Club Championship". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  8. "CAF Cup and Confederation Cup". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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