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Simba S.C
Full nameSimba Sports Club
Nickname(s)Wekundu wa Msimbazi (Reds of Msimbazi) Lunyasi
Short nameSSC
Founded1936; 89 years ago (1936)
GroundBenjamin Mkapa Stadium
Capacity60,000
OwnerMember of SSC 51%
Mohamed Dewji 49%
ChairmanMurtaza Mangungu
Head CoachFadlu Davids
LeagueTanzanian Premier League
2023–243rd
Websitewww.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.

It was founded in 1936 as "The Queens"before being renamed to Sunderland and, in 1971, was finally renamed Simba (Swahili for "Lion"). The team's nickname, wekundu wa msimbazi, is a reference to their all-red home strip and Msimbazi Street in Kariakoo where their headquarters is based.

Simba SC has won 22 Tanzanian Premier League titles, 5 Tanzania FA Cup and has participated in CAF Champions League multiple times. Simba are two times finalists of the CAF Confederation Cup in 1993 and 2025 their best performance so far making the club the most succesful Tanzanian football club in international competitions. 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 04, by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) in their May 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025 rankings.[1] Globally, the club was ranked at number 105 in the IFFHS World Ranking.[2]

Simba holds a long-standing rivalry with Yanga with which they contest the Kariakoo derby, named after the ward, where both teams were founded. In 1977 Simba beat Young Africans 6-0 a record that stands to date as the biggest loss margin between the sides. The rivalry was ranked 5th as one of the most famous African derbies.[3]

Honours

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Domestic

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Continental

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Colours and badge

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  • The old crest (from 2010 to 2020)
    The old crest (from 2010 to 2020)
  • The present crest
    The present crest

Players

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Fabrice Ngoma joined Simba SC in 2023

Current squad

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As of 11 July 2024[9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Tanzania TAN Ally Salim Juma
2 DF Ivory Coast CIV Karaboue Chamou
3 DF Tanzania TAN David Kameta
14 DF Tanzania TAN Abdulrazack Hamza
5 MF Tanzania TAN Awesu Ally Awesu
6 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Fabrice Ngoma (vice-captain)
7 FW Zambia ZAM Joshua Mutale
8 MF Tanzania TAN Omary Abdallah Omary
10 MF Ivory Coast CIV Jean Charles Ahoua
11 FW Uganda UGA Steven Mukwala
12 DF Tanzania TAN Shomari Kapombe (vice-captain)
13 MF Cameroon CMR Lionel Ateba
15 DF Tanzania TAN Mohammed Husseini (Captain)
17 MF Republic of the Congo CGO Débora Fernandes Mavambo
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Tanzania TAN Mzamiru Yassin
20 DF Cameroon CMR Che Malone Jr
21 MF Tanzania TAN Yusuph Kagoma
22 GK Morocco MAR Ayoub Lakred
23 MF Tanzania TAN Salehe Karabaka
24 DF Tanzania TAN Kelvin Kijiri
25 MF Nigeria NGA Augustine Okejepha
28 GK Tanzania TAN Aishi Manula
29 DF Burkina Faso BFA Valentine Nouma
30 GK Tanzania TAN Hussein Abel Thomas
36 MF Tanzania TAN Ladaki Chasambi
37 FW Tanzania TAN Edwin Balua
38 FW Tanzania TAN Denis Kibu

Performance in CAF competitions

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CAF Champions League: 12 appearances

African Cup of Champions Clubs: 9 appearances

CAF Confederation Cup: 6 appearances

Club Ranking

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b As Sunderland

References

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  1. ^ "IFFHS". Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. ^ "IFFHS". Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. ^ "cheapgoals.com - Cheapgoals Resources and Information". www.cheapgoals.com. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Tanzania - List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "Tanzania - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Zanzibar - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  7. ^ "CECAFA Club Championship". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  8. ^ "CAF Cup and Confederation Cup". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Tanzania - Simba Sports Club - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  10. ^ "World Club yRankings". footballalphabet.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  11. ^ "African Club Rankings". footballalphabet.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Tanzanian Clubs Ranking". footballalphabet.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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