Azam FC
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Azam Football Club is a Tanzania
n football club who playing in the Tanzanian Premier League
. It's a team that got promotion into the Premier League for the first time ever on the last season 2008/2009.
Azam FC is one of the most decorated and a symbol of most modern day football club in Tanzania is definitely Azam Football Club. In its short years of existence, Azam FC has become an envy of other Tanzania Mainland Premier League clubs.
Azam FC – established in 2007 – began as a football team of SSB workers who took the game of soccer as a hobby. It is no secret that SSB through Bakhresa Group is one of the leading Industrial Houses in Tanzania and Eastern Central Africa.
. That dream was realised as Azam FC joined the top flight football in 2008/09 season. Indeed, there was no looking behind as Azam FC with star-studded players became a force to reckon in the domestic league. Azam FC finished in eighth position in its first season on top flight football. But the team made a tremendous improvement the following season finishing in the third position.
is one of those players. Ngassa arrived at Azam FC with a record breaking transfer and is now the most expensive in the country.
Apart of Ngassa, the team has signed, Kally Ongalla from Sweden and Rwanda's skipper, Patrick Mafisango.
In the list also include, Jabir Aziz, Ramadhani “Redondo” Chombo and aerial Ugandan striker, Peter Ssenyonjo. The team striking force will combine, John Bocco who was among the top three scorers in the last season.
Vice Chairman
Communication Officer
General Secretary
Assistant General Secretary
Treasure
Webmaster
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
n football club who playing in the Tanzanian Premier League
Tanzanian Premier League
Tanzanian Premier League is the top division of the Football Association of Tanzania, it was created in 1965. The competition was simply known as national league and later First Division Soccer League until the name Premier league was adopted in 1997.-Format:...
. It's a team that got promotion into the Premier League for the first time ever on the last season 2008/2009.
Azam FC is one of the most decorated and a symbol of most modern day football club in Tanzania is definitely Azam Football Club. In its short years of existence, Azam FC has become an envy of other Tanzania Mainland Premier League clubs.
Azam FC – established in 2007 – began as a football team of SSB workers who took the game of soccer as a hobby. It is no secret that SSB through Bakhresa Group is one of the leading Industrial Houses in Tanzania and Eastern Central Africa.
History
Established in 2007, the first major target was to get the best players who will help the now established Azam FC gain promotion to play in the Tanzanian Premier LeagueTanzanian Premier League
Tanzanian Premier League is the top division of the Football Association of Tanzania, it was created in 1965. The competition was simply known as national league and later First Division Soccer League until the name Premier league was adopted in 1997.-Format:...
. That dream was realised as Azam FC joined the top flight football in 2008/09 season. Indeed, there was no looking behind as Azam FC with star-studded players became a force to reckon in the domestic league. Azam FC finished in eighth position in its first season on top flight football. But the team made a tremendous improvement the following season finishing in the third position.
Success
Apart of finishing in third position in last season, the team has managed to recruit the best players in the country. Former Young Africans and national team, Mrisho NgassaMrisho Ngassa
Mrisho Alfani Ngassa is a Tanzanian footballer who plays club football for Azam FC and international football for Tanzania.-Club career:...
is one of those players. Ngassa arrived at Azam FC with a record breaking transfer and is now the most expensive in the country.
Apart of Ngassa, the team has signed, Kally Ongalla from Sweden and Rwanda's skipper, Patrick Mafisango.
In the list also include, Jabir Aziz, Ramadhani “Redondo” Chombo and aerial Ugandan striker, Peter Ssenyonjo. The team striking force will combine, John Bocco who was among the top three scorers in the last season.
Current squad
Last Year squad
Staff
Chairman- Abubakar Bakhresa
Vice Chairman
- Said Mohamed
Communication Officer
- Shani Cristoms
General Secretary
- Nassor Idrissa
Assistant General Secretary
- Twalib Suleiman Chuma
Treasure
- AbdulKarim Shermohamed Bahadour
Webmaster
- Patrick P. Kahemele
Coaching staff
- Head Coach & Tech. Director - Stewart John Hall
- Kit Manager - Hamis Jafari
- Goalkeepers Coach - Iddi Abubakar
- Masseur - Khamis Mbembe
- Team Manager - Patrick Kahemele
- Fitness Trainer - Kalimangonga Ongala
- Team Physician - Juma Mwankemwa
- Data Analyst - Patrick Kahemele
Notable players
- John Raphael Bocco
- Aggrey Morris
- Kipre Tchetche
- Mrisho Ngasa
- Jabir Aziz
- Erasto Nyoni
- Ibrahim Shikanda
- Ramadhani Chombo