TFF takes direct control of Simba SC election after finding flaws in timetable
Tanzania's football federation will run Simba SC's election itself after finding two gaps in the club's timetable. The vote must finish before the current leaders' term ends on January 29, 2027, its election committee said.
The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) will directly oversee the Simba SC election, Mwananchi reported on Sunday. The federation's election committee made the decision after receiving complaints about how the club's board organised the vote. The committee said it wants the process to follow the club's constitution, rules and procedures. Committee chairman Kiomoni Kiburu Kibamba, a lawyer, said two letters reached the committee through the office of the TFF General Secretary. One announced the start of Simba's election process. The other complained about the procedure used by the board of directors of Simba Sports Club Company. The committee then held talks with both sides. Crescentius Magori represented the investor side, while Murtaza Mangungu represented the members. Kibamba said leaders on both the members' and the investor sides must be elected before their term expires on January 29, 2027. The current leaders were elected on January 29, 2023, for four years. "Rain or shine, the election must take place,"…
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