Simba S.C.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Simba SC)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Not to be confused with Simba FC or AS Simba.

Simba S.C
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Full nameSimba Sports Club
NicknamesReds of Msimbazi, Wekundu wa Msimbazi (The Red Lions)
Short nameSSC
Founded1936; 90 years ago (1936)
GroundBenjamin Mkapa Stadium
Capacity60,000
Owner(s)Member of SSC 51%
Mohammed Dewji 49%
ChairmanMurtaza Mangungu
Chief ManagerSteve Barker[1]
LeagueTanzanian Premier League
2024–25Tanzanian Premier League, 2nd of 16
Websitewww.simbasc.co.tz
File:Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Simba Sports Club is a professional football club based in Kariakoo ward in Ilala District of Dar es Salaam 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 ("the Red Lions"), 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 CAF Confederation Cup, In the year 2025 and previous CAF cup in 1993 making the club the most successful Tanzanian football club in international competitions.

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.[2] Globally, the club was ranked at number 105 in the IFFHS World Ranking.[3]

Simba holds a long-standing rivalry with Young Africans S.C. (known as Yanga) with which they contest the Kariakoo derby, named after the ward, where both teams were founded. In 1977 Simba beat Yanga 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.[4] It remains one of the best derbies on the African continent.

Honours

[edit | edit source]

Domestic

[edit | edit source]

Continental

[edit | edit source]

CAF Confederation Cup

Colours and badge

[edit | edit source]

Players

[edit | edit source]

Current squad

[edit | edit source]
As of 12 September 2024[11][12]

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
22 GK File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN Yakoub Suleiman
2 DF File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg CIV Chamou Karaboue (vice-captain)
15 DF File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN David Kameta
23 DF File:Flag of South Africa.svg RSA Rushine De Reuck (vice-captain)
4 MF File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN Vedastus Masinde
7 FW File:Flag of Zambia.svg ZAM Joshua Mutale
10 MF File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg CIV Jean Charles Ahoua
11 FW File:Flag of Uganda.svg UGA Steven Mukwala
12 DF File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN Shomari Kapombe (Captain)
30 DF File:Flag of Guinea.svg GUI Naby Camara
14 DF File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN Abdulrazack Hamza
5 DF File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN Antony Mligo
34 FW File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg COD Elie Mpanzu
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN Mzamiru Yassin
3 FW File:Flag of Cameroon.svg CMR Jonathan Sowah
21 MF File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN Yusuph Kagoma
23 MF File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN Awesu Ally Awesu
24 MF File:Flag of Senegal.svg SEN Alassane Kanté
31 DF File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN Wilson Nangu
36 FW File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN Ladaki Chasambi
18 MF File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN Morice Abraham
38 FW File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN Denis Kibu
40 GK File:Flag of Guinea.svg GUI Moussa Camara
35 MF File:Flag of South Africa.svg RSA Neo Maema
36 MF File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN Hussein Semfuko
17 FW File:Flag of Kenya.svg KEN Mohammed Bajaber
28 GK File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN Hussein Abeil
40 FW File:Flag of Tanzania.svg TAN Selemani Mwalimu

Performance in CAF competitions

[edit | edit source]

CAF Champions League: 12 appearances

African Cup of Champions Clubs: 9 appearances

CAF Confederation Cup: 6 appearances

Club Ranking

[edit | edit source]

Kit Sponsorship

[edit | edit source]
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shirt sponsor (back)
2025– Diadora SA Betway Tanzania Jay Rutty Mo Dewji

Notes

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ a b As Sunderland

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  10. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  11. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  12. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  13. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  14. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  15. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
[edit | edit source]
  • Simba S.C. on FacebookLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Simba S.C. on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Simba S.C. on InstagramLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Retrieved from "http://70.231.62.181/index.php?title=Simba_S.C.&oldid=3606667"