The Battle Between Yanga and Simba Goalkeepers
THERE is a tough task on the field in the hunt for three important points for the two giants where every corner has a significant opportunity due to the quality of the Mainland Premier League sponsored by NBC being number four in Africa.
Put aside the battle for victory on the field in Kariakoo Dabi, the game expected to be played on March 8, 2025 at the Mkapa Stadium, there is another bet on the goalkeepers side who will save with a clean sheet and the referee will be Ahmed Arajiga from Manyara.
It should be noted that in the first battle, Djigui Diarra emerged as a hero by saving and 90 minutes without his goal being shaken where the board read Simba 0-1 Yanga, Moussa Camara of Simba who scored the goal after defender Kelvin Kijili scored an own goal in this game, the referee was Ramadhan Kayoko.
It is Diarra who has been in goal in 16 matches in the 2024/25 season for Yanga, having played 1451 minutes in those minutes, conceding a total of 7 goals and the game in which he allowed the most goals was Yanga 1-3 Tabora United.
In those 16 matches, he collected 11 clean sheets, so it is only five matches that Diarra has failed to collect a clean sheet on the field in competitive matches in the fourth-best league in Africa.
Diarra has an average of one goal every 207 minutes, he started the first team in the last game against Pamba Jiji when he witnessed the scoreboard reading Pamba Jiji 0-3 Yanga, two goals were scored by Aziz Ki and one goal was scored by Chadrack Boka.
As for Camara, who is Simba’s number one goalkeeper, he started 20 matches out of the 21 that the team has played in the 2024/25 season. He conceded 8 goals among them, which was scored at Kariakoo Dabi.
Camara has collected a total of 15 clean sheets while being dropped in five of the 20 matches he has started in goal. He has an average of one goal conceded every 225 minutes in goal. The three matches he has conceded two goals were against Kagera Sugar, Azam FC and Coastal Union.
The goalkeeper did not start the first team in the last match against Coastal Union where he witnessed Ally Salim starting in goal and the final scoreboard read Coastal Union 0-3 Simba. The match is expected to be played on March 8 to find out who will be the hero after 90 minutes.
