Tanzania (Mainland) Cup 2007/08

Taifa Cup (for regional selections)

NB: Ilala, Kinondoni and Temeke are the 3 districts of Dar es Salaam
    Arusha aka Mount Meru Warriors
    Coast Region aka Pwani Heroes
    Iringa aka Ruaha Stars or Ilulu Stars
    Mbeya aka Mapinduzi Stars
    Rukwa aka Pinda Boys

Start May 6; 23 teams entered; all matches in Dar es Salaam

Preliminary Round
[May 6]
Iringa                  4-1 Manyara
[May 7]
Kagera                  1-0 Tanga
   [Paul Kabanga 30]
Ruvuma                  3-2 Kigoma
   [Idd Ajilo 2, Ali Jazza 29 - Hussein Soud 30 [pen], Prosper 78
   [Sent Off: Omar Hussein [Ruvuma] 59 mins]
[May 8]
Tabora                  lt  Mwanza
Ilala                  10-1 Lindi
[May 10 (moved from May 9 due to rain)]
Kilimanjaro             4-5 Coast Region
Morogoro                bt  Dodoma

1/8 Finals
[May 10]
Temeke                  2-2 Mbeya             [5-3 pen; Temeke disqualified
Mtwara                  lt  Rukwa              for fielding ineligible players]
[May 11]
Singida                 1-2 Mara
Shinyanga               1-2 Kinondoni
[May 12]
Arusha                  1-0 Iringa
   [Abdallah Juma 24]
[May 13]
Kagera                  2-2 Ruvuma            [4-2 pen]
   [Musa Ngunda 3, Paul Ngwai 44 - Abdallah Ausi 31, Omar Kapilima 69]
[May 14]
Ilala                   3-1 Mwanza
   [Mussa Hassan 44, Credo Mwaipopo 74, Mohamed Kijuso 88 - Kamana Salum 70]
[May 16]
Morogoro                2-2 Coast Region      [2-4 pen]

Quarterfinals
[May 17]
Mbeya                   4-0 Rukwa
[May 18]
Kinondoni               bt  Mara
[May 18?]
Arusha                  1-0 Kagera
[May 19]
Ilala                   abd Coast Region      [abandoned at 0-0 in 105' due to
[May 20]                             darkness]
Ilala                   2-0 Coast Region      [replay]
   [Mohamed Kijuso 46, Mohamed Rajab 48]

Semifinals
[May 21]
Mbeya                   0-2 Kinondoni
   [Ben Kitangila 11, Aman George 36]
[May 22]
Ilala                   2-0 Arusha
   [Musa Hassan 17, Mohamed Kijuso 39]

Third Place Match
Mbeya                   4-3 Arusha

Final [May 24, Dar es Salaam National Stadium]
Ilala                   5-0 Kinondoni
  [Mussa Hassan "Mgosi" 8, Mohammed Kijuso ~40, 50, 60,
   Ramadhani Chombo 85]




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