Simba beaten by Lyon, Yanga close gap

African Lyon handed Simba SC their first defeat of the 2016/17 Vodacom Premier League season after recording a 1-0 win at the Uhuru Stadium yesterday.

Simba, who had played 13 matches unbeaten, had hoped to subdue lowly Lyons, but they paid the price for their complacency.

The Msimbazi Reds’ lead at the top has now been reduced to five points.

The Msimbazi Street giants, who are under Cameroonian Joseph Omog, still top the 16-team log with 35 points followed by defending champions Young Africans with 30.

Yanga close gap

Yanga bounced back from their 2-1 loss to Mbeya City to beat Tanzania Prisons 1-0 at Sokoine Stadium yesterday.

Simon Msuva scored the solitary goal from the spot kick in the 73 minute after Obrey Chirwa was brought down in the box.

Other Matches:

At the Kurumba Stadium, Mbao FC humbled Azam FC 2-1 to deny the Kagame Cup champions maximum points from their Lake Zone tour. Mbao scored their goals via Venance Ludovic in the 30th minute before Boniface Maganga doubled the lead in the 50th minute. Azam got their consolation in the 67th minute through Francesco Zekumbawira.

Azam, coached by Spanish Zeben Hernandez, cling to the third place with 22 points from 14 matches while Mbao improved to 16 points, moving clear of the drop zone.

Elsewhere, struggling JKT Ruvu managed a one-all draw against Toto Africans as Ndanda FC defeated Stand United 2-1 and Kagera Sugar crushed Ruvu Shooting 3-1