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Tanzania Daily News<\/a> (Dar\u00a0es\u00a0Salaam)<\/p>\n

17 July 2011<\/p>\n

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IN a dramatic turn of events Nigerian striker Orji Obina has jetted in the country to negotiate a transfer deal with former club Simba SC.<\/p>\n

Source within the club leadership said on Sunday that Obina, who was dropped by Simba two seasons ago along with country mate Emeh Izuchukwu is likely to take a place of injured Ugandan defender Derrick Walulya.<\/p>\n

“The decision to resign Obina will be made by the Executive Committee after thoroughly evaluating the current situation in which defender Walulya (Derrick) is certain to be out for a long spell,” said the source.<\/p>\n

Simba has already signed five foreign players in according with the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) regulations.<\/p>\n

Should they sign Obina, they will have to drop one foreign player to accommodate the towering and brawny Nigerian.<\/p>\n

Other foreign players in Simba squad are Jerry Santo (Kenya), Patrick Mafisango DR Congo, Fernand Kemo (Central African Republic), Felix Sunzu (Zambia) and Derrick Walulya (Uganda).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, striker Emmanuel Okwi missed an opportunity to be part of the Kaizer Chiefs team that defeated Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the opening match of the 2011 Vodacom Challenge at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Okwi failed to appear for his second trials with the South African club, leaving Chiefs coach Vladimir Vermezovic bemused.<\/p>\n

Okwi, still contracted to Tanzanian club Simba until 2014, was last week reported to have re-joined Chiefs on a second trial, with some sections of the media saying he was even due a medical.<\/p>\n

The Uganda Kobs striker spent a week with the Soweto giants at the end of last season and Chiefs were impressed, prompting them to invite him for a second assessment.<\/p>\n

“But the Ugandan striker never came for the trials,” Vermezovic told KickOff magazine on Thursday after Okwi failed to turn up, “(But) we will be bringing some players for trials.”<\/p>\n

Vermezovic has instead shifted his attention to South African forward Bernard Parker.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, another South African publication, Soccer-Laduma, claims that Okwi has now opted to attend another test in Turkey. It was not specific with which club.<\/p>\n

Okwi missed the historical Spurs versus Chiefs match in which the sell-out crowd had been treated to an evenly-matched, entertaining game, but it seemed destined to end goalless until the Soweto giants broke the deadlock in injury time, with youngster George Lebese scoring from a counterattack.<\/p>\n

Spurs went with something of a mixed starting XI that featured several players who were not Premier League regulars last season, such as Carlo Cudicini, Sebastien Bassong, David Bentley and Robbie Keane. Sadly, Bafana Bafana captain Steven Pienaar didn’t get off the bench due to his niggling injuries, while want-away playmaker Luka Modric was conspicuous by his absence.<\/p>\n

Chiefs’ line-up had a very familiar feel to it, with striker Lehlohonolo Majoro the only new signing to get the nod for the XI, while Jimmy Jambo occupied the left-back slot left vacant by Punch Masenamela’s transfer to Mamelodi Sundowns.<\/p>\n

Majoro should have netted his first goal in a Chiefs jersey just past the half hour mark. The former AmaZulu attacker was presented with a virtually unguarded net after Cudicini had fumbled a Dominic Isaacs shot but he skewed his effort wide of the mark.<\/p>\n

Five minutes later Majoro missed another glaring chance, heading over from point-blank range after strike partner Kaizer Motaung Jnr had swung in a peach of a cross from the left flank.<\/p>\n

By this stage, the Amakhosi had really built up a head of steam and were bossing the game, but they were unable to force home the advantage in what remained of the first half, leaving the match goalless at the break.<\/p>\n

The visitors emerged for the second half having made no less than seven changes, including the introductions of Gareth Bale, Rafael van der Vaart and tall strikers Roman Pavlyuchenko and Peter Crouch.<\/p>\n

Yet it was the Amakhosi who again created the first clear chance after the restart – once more Majoro was the man on the end of the move, getting away a shot from a tight angle that forced an awkward save from Cudicini at the near post.<\/p>\n

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