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Football: Yanga beat Kagera Sugar 4-0 in Tanzanian league

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Football: Yanga beat Kagera Sugar 4-0 in Tanzanian leagueFrancis Kaswahili · CC BY-SA 4.0

Young Africans, known as Yanga, beat Kagera Sugar 4-0 in the Tanzanian league, earning a second consecutive win since coach Manqoba Mngqithi’s departure. The victory, secured on 1 November 2026 at the KMC Complex, keeps the club in the title race, according to The Citizen TZ.

Yanga beat Kagera Sugar 4-0 on 1 November 2026 at the KMC Complex, securing their second consecutive win since the departure of former coach Manqoba Mngqithi. The Dar es Salaam club remain close to Simba, leaders of the Tanzanian league, in the race for a sixth consecutive title, The Citizen reports.

The result confirms that the change in coach has not stopped the defending champions from pursuing their immediate aims. Yanga are seeking to retain their crown in the NBC Premier League, Tanzania’s top-flight national championship.

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