Tanzania: ‘Mgosi’ to Join Motema Pembe As Amateur

Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)

21 July 2011

SIMBA SC striker, Musa Hassan ‘Mgosi, is expected to join DC Motema Pembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after the latter requested for his International Transfer Certificate (ITC).

Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) Information Officer, Boniface Wambura, said the body has received the ITC request for Mgosi from DC Motema Pembe through the Federation of Congolese Football Associations (FECOFA) and the player will be joining the club as an amateur.

“DC Motema Pembe has requested to recruit Mgosi as an amateur on grounds that the club has already reached agreement with Simba on the matter,” said Wambura, adding that TFF will contact Simba before issuing the ITC to Motema Pembe.

Mgosi, who is one of the most feared strikers in the Mainland Premier League, impressed DC Motema Pembe when the latter played Simba in the two-legged third round of the Confederations Cup qualifiers, in which the Congolese side knocked Simba out with 2-1 goals aggregate.

Simba garnered a slim 1-0 win over DC Motema Pembe in the first leg match played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam before the latter overturned the score line by winning 2-0 in the return leg played in Kinshasa.

Mgosi partnered Shija Mkina and Ugandan Emmanuel Okwi to form a striking force that troubled DC Motema Pembe defence in both encounters although the latter eventually prevailed.

Mgosi, unfortunately, has at times been at the end of strong criticism from a section of Simba fans for his failure to live up to the team’s expectations in crucial matches, although he has been replying by putting spectacular displays to set up fellow strikers to score time and again.

He is expected to come face to face with his former team mates, striker Mbwana Samata and Ugandan midfielder, Patrick Ochan, who play for the other Congolese giants, TP Mazembe, in the DRC top division tournament dubbed Linafoot.

Meanwhile, Wambura said all 14 Mainland Premier League teams have submitted lists of players they have registered for the new season, which is expected to kick off on August 20. He said yesterday was the deadline for submitting the lists to TFF and all teams did so on time, with Coastal Union being the last to submit its list of players.

He said the league’s curtain raiser dubbed ‘Charity Shield’, which will pit Mainland Premier League champions, Yanga, against runners-up and rivals, Simba, will be played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on August 13.

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