TAIFA STARS NA HARAMBEE STARS NGUVU SAWA!!

Kiungo mshambuliaji wa Timu ya Harambee Stars ya Kenya, Macdonald Mariga (kushoto) akidhibitiwa na wachezaji wa Taifa Stars, Jerry Tegete (katikati) na Nurdin Bakari, wakati wa mchezo wa Kimataifa wa kirafiki uliochezwa kwenye Uwanja wa Uhuru Jijini Dar es Salaam leo jioni. Timu hizo zimetoka sare ya bao 1-1.

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TWIGA STARS RECEIVED BY WASHINGTON GOVERNOR CHRISTINE GREGOIRE!

The Twiga Stars pose with Washington's governor, Christine Gregoire.

Photos and Story By Nisha Ligon http://www.twigastars.com/.

Today the Twiga Stars, Tanzania's national women's football team, visited the Washington State Capitol, where they were received by Governor Christine Gregoire. The Twiga Stars, who were brought to Washington State for a training tour by Rahma Al-Kharoosi, president of RBP Oil and Industrial Technologies, got the chance to learn about state legislative procedure, sing a Tanzanian song for their hosts, and to speak to the Governor herself. She wished them the best of luck and told the Tanzania ladies that she has a special interest in women's football as both of her daughters are footballers. Ms. Al-Kharoosi thanked the Governor for taking the time to speak to them, and added that it was inspiring for the girls to meet such an accomplished woman who has shown "yes we can."
A special tradition at the Washington Legislative Building is to make a wish while rubbing the nose of a George Washington bust. The Twiga players each took a rub and wished to make it to the Women's World Cup (to be held in Germany in summer 2011).
The Twiga Stars have been training in Washington since August 2, and are preparing for the African Women's Championship to be held in South Africa this October. The top two teams from the African Championship will proceed to the Women's World Cup in Germany. The Twiga Stars have shown they're ready for the competition by posting a number of impressive performances here in Washington, including a 4-0 victory over Dos FC last night. Asha "Mwalala" Rashid scored 2 goals, while Mwanahamis Omary and Fatuma "Kitunini" Mustapha each scored one. Ms. Al-Kharoosi said she's very happy with the teams performance and is confident that they are gaining the experience they need to succeed in the continental championship this

The players pose with George Washington Statue!

Twiga Stars matron Rahma Al-Kharoosi rubs George Washington's Statue and wishes for her girls to make it to the World Cup.

Ms. Al-Kharoosi, who has arranged and paid all expenses for this trip.

Photo op outside of the State Capitol

HASHEEM THABEET KUENDESHA CLINIC YA U17 BASKETBALL DAR ES SALAAM!

Mchezaji wa Mpira wa kikapu nchini Marekani NBA anayechezea timu ya Memphis Grizzlies akizungumza na waandishi wa habari kwenye ukumbi wa idara ya habari Maelezo leo jijini Dar es salaam wakati alipotangaza kuanza kwa programu ya Basketball Clinic itakayoanza tarehe 12 Agosti kwenye viwanja vya Don Bosco.

Watoto zaidi ya 400 wanatarajiwa kukutana kwenye clinic hiyo ambapo TBF kupitia kwa Makamu Mwenyekiti wake Phares Magesa amesema wanatakiwa kujiandikisha katika shule zote zenye vilabu vya Basketball nchini kote.

Lakini pia Hasheem Thabeet ameeleza kwamba katika nchi za Afrika ameshafanya Basketball Clinic kama hizo katika nchi za Nigeria, Senegal, Ivory Coast pamoja na Tanzania kwa sasa, kwa nchi za Asia amefanya programu kama hiyo na mchezaji mwenzake Yao Ming kwa nchi za HongKong, Quatar. Taipei, kulia katika picha ni Makamu Mwenyekiti wa TBF Phares Magesa.

TAIFA STARS NA HARAMBEE STARS KUUMANA JUMATANO UWANJA WA HUHURU!!

Mchezo wa kirafiki wa kimataifa baina ya timu ya Taifa ya TANZANIA,TAIFA STARS na timu ya Taifa ya KENYA,HARAMBE STARS utachezwa kwenye dimba la UHURU na sio kwenye dimba la TAIFA kama ilivyokawaida ya michezo mingine ya TAIFA STARS.

Msemaji wa shirikisho la soka hapa nchini FLORIAN KAIJAGE amesema hakuna tatizo lolote lilofanya mchezo huo ukafanyike kwenye dimba la UHURU bali ni mpangilio tu wa TFF kama wasimamizi wakuu wa mchezo huo.

Mchezo huo utachezwa siku ya jumatano AUGUST 11 ambayo ni siku ya michezo ya kimataifa kama ilivyo kwenye karenda ya FIFA ambapo TAIFA STARS itaingia dimbani ikiwa na kocha mpya JAN PAULSEN toka DENMARK alieanza kuinoa timu hiyo toka wiki iliyopita.

Katika hatua nyingine wachezaji watatu wa TANZANIA wanaocheza soka la kulipwa nje ya nchi wanatarajiwa kuwasili jumanne wiki hii kwaajili ya mchezo huo.

Wachezaji hao ni NIZAR KHALFAN anacheza soka nchini CANADA,DANY MRWANDA anaecheza soka nchini VIETENAM na HENRY JOSEPHA anaecheza soka nchini NORWAY wakati mlinzi IDRISA RAJABU anaecheza soka nchini KENYA yeye alishawasili toka jumapili.

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SEATTLE SOUNDERS WOMEN BEAT TWIGA STARS 4-2 IN A HARD FOUGHT GAME IN THE RAIN!!

By Nisha Ligon, http://www.twigastars.com/

Last night, under a Seattle downpour, the Twiga Stars (Tanzania's National Women's Football Team) took on the Seattle Sounders Women in a thrilling and hard-fought match, which ended in a 4-2 victory for the Sounders.

The game was played at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, WA, in front of a mixed crowd of Seattle Sounders fans and Seattle Tanzanians. The Sounders Women opened the scoring in the 6th minute, and following soon after with a second

goal off an impressive diving header.

By the 40th minute, the Tanzania ladies were down 3-0, but they managed to put one in before the halftime whistle when winger Mwanahamis Ommary scored directly from a corner kick, which she expertly curved into the net. Tanzania picked up the pace after this and almost had another goal when the Sounders keeper just barely managed to save long range left-footed free kick by Eto Mlenzi.

In the second half the Sounders came out strong again. Tanzania goalkeeper Fatuma Ommary dropped the ball after saving a short-range Sounders shot and the Sounders striker pounced on the rebound, netting a fourth goal for the home team. Tanzania's Twiga Stars continued to press hard, and their efforts paid off when striker Asha "Mwalala" Rashid scored a header off Eto Mlenzi's corner.

All in all it was a hard-fought and exciting match. At the beginning of the match, Twiga Stars seemed out of sorts and uncertain on the cold, wet pitch, and the Sounder ladies capitalized with excellent passing play and clinical finishing. But the Twiga Stars fought hard and will return to Tanzania with heads held high after managing to put away two great goals of their own.
The Twiga Stars are in Seattle playing friendly matches as preparation for October's African Women's Championship, to be held in South Africa.

The Seattle Sounders play in the USL W-League, which is played in the USA yearly from May to August. Though not professional, they are the top team in the region, and have a mix of college players and top adult amateurs.

SIMBA NA EXPRESS YA UGANDA ZAONYESHA KIWANGO CHA CHINI NA KUTOKA SARE 0-0 SIMBA DAY!!

Wachezaji wa Siumba Mohamed Banka kushoto na Amri Kiemba wakipambana na mabeki wa timu ya Express ya Uganda katika mchezo wa kirafiki uliochezwa kwenye uwanja wa Uhuru ikiwa ni kusherekea maadhimisho ya kimichezo ya Simba Day yaliyofanyika leo.

Timu hizo zimetoka sare ya bila kufungana na zimeoinyesha kiwango cha chini tofauti na ilivyofikiriwa na wengi kuwa ungekuwa mchezo wa kusisimua zaidi hivyo Kocha wa Simba Patrick Phiri ambaye ni mtaalam wa kusumbua ana kazi ya ziada ya kuhakikisha kikosi hicho cha wana msimbazi kinarudi kwenye kiwango chake kabla ya mchezo wa ngao ya Hisani katika ya watani hao Yanga na Simba unaotarajiwa kupigwa Agosti 14 jijini Dar es salaam.

SIMBA NA EXPRESS YA UGANDA ZANOGESHA TAMASHA LA SIMBA DAY UHURU!!

Naibu Waziri Kiongozi wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar na waziri wa Habari utamaduni na Michezo Juma Ally Shamhuna akipokea jezi yake kutoka kwa Mwenyekiti wa Simba Ismail Aden Rage aliyopewa kama zawadi kwenye tamasha la Simba Day linalofanyika kwenye uwanja wa Uhuru jioni hii jijini Dar es salaam ambapo tayari Simba na Express ya Uganda ziko uwanjani kwa mpambano wa kirafiki matokeo zaidi tutawapa baadae.

Naibu Waziri Kiongozi wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar na Waziri wa Habari Utamaduni na Michezo wa serikali hio Juma Ally Shamhuna katikati Mwenyekiti wa klanu ya Simba Aden Rage kulia na Meneja wa bia ya Kilimanjaro George Kavishe wakizindua rasmi jezi za timu ya Somba zitakazotumika nyumbani na Ugenini katika tamasha la Simba Day linaloendelea kwenye uwanja wa Uhuru.

Kikosi cha Timu ya Exipress kutoka Uganda nacho kikipasha.

Kikosi cha Simba kikipasha tayari kwa mpambano.

Twanga pepeta wakifanya vitu vyao mbele ya mashabiki wa simba jukwaa la kijani.

Mc wa tamasha la simba mtangazaji wa kipindi cha Jahazi kutoka redio Clouds Ephraim Kibonde kushoto akiwa na msemaji wa klabu ya Simba Cliford Ndimbo katikati pamoja na waandishi wengine kwenye uwanja wa uhuru katika tamasha la Simba Day.

Mmoja wa viongozi wa kundi la marafiki wa simba Zakaria Hanspope akisalimiana na aliyekuwa makamu wa kwanza wa rais wa Shirikisho la Mpira wa miguu nchini TFF Crescentius Magori na marafiki zake wengine wa kundi hilo.

Mashabiki kutoka kundi la marafiki wa simba Friends of Simba wakiwa wamekaa kwenye jukwaa kuu huku wakishuhudia tamasha hilo.

Rapa wa bendi ya African Stars anayekwenda kwa jina la Furgasom akiendesha baiskeli ya rafiki yake mlemavu ambaye jina lake halikupatikana mara moja Twanga Pepeta inatumbuiza katika tamasha la Simba Day leo.

Mashabiki mbalimbali wa timu ya simba wakiwa uwanja wa uhuru katika tamasha la Simba Day jioni hii.

Twiga Stars beat The Northwest Nationals FC 2-0!!

Tonight Tanzania's National Women's Football team, the Twiga Stars, took on the Northwest National Reds U-18 in a friendly match at the Starfire Sports Complex south of Seattle, Washington, USA.

Despite having traveled for almost two full days, spending 28 hours on planes and arriving only the night before, the Twiga Stars beat their American opponents 2-0, with goals by Eto Mlenzi and Esther "Lunyamila" Chabruma.

The Northwest Nationals are one of the top youth soccer clubs in Washington State, and many of their players each season go on to earn soccer scholarships at top universities.
The Twiga Stars are currently on their USA training trip sponsored by Ms. Rahma Al-Kharoosi, president of RBP Oil & Industrial Technology Ltd.

While in the USA, the Twiga Stars will be playing a number of matches, including a special showcase match on August 7 against the Seattle Sounders Women's Team, who play in the USL W-League, the second tier of USA women's soccer. The aim of the trip is to gain experience before the African Women's Championship to be held in South Africa this October.

The Twiga Stars qualified for the continental finals by beating Ethiopia 4-2 on aggregate, then beating Eritrea 11-3 on aggregate.
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YANGA YAIPA KICHAPO MTIBWA SUGAR MAGOLI 2-1

Kocha Papic wa timu Yanga.

Klabu ya yanga ikiwa inaendelea na mechi za kirafiki kwa ajili ya kujiweka safi na ligi kuu Tanzania bara imeendelea kushusha kipigo kwa timu pinzani ambapo kwa mara nyingine imeifunga timu ya Mtibwa Sukari magoli mawili kwa moja katika mchezo uliofanyika kwenye uwanja wa uhuru jijini Dar es salaam.

Lakini mchezo huo uliingia dosari baada ya mwamuzi wa mchezo huo kumtoa nje kocha wa yanga Kostadic Papic kwa kosa la kumlalamikia mshika kibendera namba moja ambaye kila wakati alikuwa anakataa mipira iliyokuwa inarushwa na mchezaji mkongwe Fredy Mbuna jambo lilomfanya kocha Papic kuja juu na kumlalamikia mshika kibendera huyo. habari wa hisani ya www.janejohn5,blog

Kocha mpya wa taifa stars awasili nchini!!

Kocha mpya wa timu ya soka ya Tanzania 'Taifa Stars' Jan Paulsen, raia wa Denmark, akizungumza na waandishi wa habari katika uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere, Dar usiku wa kuamkia leo baada ya kuwasili kwa ajili ya kuanza rasmi kazi ya kuinoa timu ya taifa ya Tanzania 'Taifa Stars' akichukua nafasi ya Mbrazil Marcio Maximo aliyemaliza muda wake juni 26 mwaka huu.