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Tanzania football making good strides – Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa

Speaking during the Simba Day celebrations at National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa picked out Tanzania’s recent win against rivals Kenya in the African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifiers as one of the reasons he thinks the country is on the up.

“I have a message from President John Magufuli. He said the government is happy with the development of football in the country and wanted the spit maintained and ensures that Tanzanian teams are shining in Africa,” Majaliwa is quoted by Daily News.

“We are now seeing the upturn in growth of football.