Yanga SC ended their run of three straight draws after they snatched a 1-0 win against Mtibwa Sugar in a Mainland Premier League match played on Saturday.
The Jangwani giants were yet to win a league fixture since the second round of the 2020-21 campaign resumed and had seen their last three matches end in draws – 1-1 against Tanzania Prisons, 1-1 against Mbeya City, and 3-3 against Kagera Sugar.
Heading into Saturday’s match at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Burundian coach Cedric Kaze had urged his players to arrest the run of draws, and it needed second-half substitute Carlos Carlinhos to score the all-important goal in the 73rd minute and win maximum points for the giants.