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Simba SC lead clubs to bring back players as Mainland league looks to resume

Simba SC are among the top clubs in Tanzania which have started plans to bring back their foreign players ahead of the Mainland Premier League's resumption

On Thursday, Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli gave the green light for the top-flight, which was suspended in mid-March owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, to resume on June 1.

“In the [coronavirus pandemic] trends we have been studying, no athlete has died in Tanzania due to the virus,” Magufuli told reporters on Thursday.

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“I believe having active games will help in the fight against coronavirus and we have many different disciplines across.