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Simba SC call for VAR after penalty drama against Yanga SC in derby

Simba SC have asked the Tanzania Premier League Board (TPLB) to introduce Video Assistant Referee (VAR) during the Mainland Premier League derby.

This is after Yanga were awarded a penalty in the Kariakoo derby played last Saturday, a decision Simba feels was not deserved.

According to Simba official Hans Poppe, the only way to solve such situations and cool the tempers of fans and players is to introduce the video system, especially during the matches involving the two Tanzania giants.

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Despite the TPLB employing two extra referees during the hotly contested derby played at Benjamin Mkapa stadium, Simba still claim the penalty awarded to Yanga, which Michael Sarpong converted to make it 1-0, was not genuine.