Taifa Cup postponed

TFF Secretary-General Frederick Mwakalebela

The Taifa Cup soccer tournament has been postponed indefinitely, the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) said yesterday.

TFF Secretary-General Frederick Mwakalebela said the championship which was set to kick off this week would delay because of financial constraints.

``We have postponed it because we are yet to finish with a sponsor who has promised to give prizes to winners and pay referee allowances,`` he said.

He said last year`s event was not successful because there was no sponsor.

Taifa Cup attracts regional teams from Tanzania Mainland.
Mapinduzi of Mbeya won last year`s title.

In another development, only five out of 14 teams competing in the Vodacom Premier League have already submitted their youth teams` registration to TFF.

They are Mtibwa Sugar, Coastal Union, Prisons, Ashanti United and Police Morogoro.

He said the remaining teams would not be allowed to compete in the second round of the league if they will not submit their registration by then.


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