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Champions League: Simba to host FC 15 de Agosto twice in Dar es Salaam

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Tanzanian club Simba SC will play both matches against FC 15 de Agosto at Dar es Salaam's Uhuru Stadium on 20 and 25 October 2026. The fixtures are part of the second round of the CAF Champions League, according to the club's communications manager Ahmed Ally.

Tanzanian club Simba will host Equatorial Guinea's FC 15 de Agosto twice at Dar es Salaam's Uhuru Stadium in the second round of the CAF Champions League. The first match is scheduled for 20 October 2026 and the return leg for 25 October, Simba's communications manager Ahmed Ally announced, according to HabariLeo.

The first match was initially supposed to be played in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, before both matches were moved to Dar es Salaam. The matches count towards qualification for the competition's group stage, HabariLeo reports.

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