EDITORIAL: Sacking coaches is no solution to club woes

>Our clubs really must stop using coaches as sacrificial lambs when they perform poorly, says the Tanzania Football Coaches Association (TAFCA). We could not agree more. Over the years, the clubs--especially those competing in the Mainland Premier League--have developed a habit of firing coaches whenever their teams perform poorly.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Apr

Dar coaches on Moyes sacking

Local coaches believe David Moyes’s sacking as Manchester United manager yesterday was no surprise given the cut-throat nature of managing one of Europe’s biggest clubs.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Mar

Total offers solution to power woes

>Electricity problems in rural areas may ease as a global energy firm, Total, introduces a line of solar lighting and phone charging solutions. Total has brought the solutions to Tanzania.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Sep

Grading mode no solution to education woes

Recently, the National Examinations Council of Tanzania (Necta) -- the body established under an Act of Parliament to oversee the running of examinations in primary and secondary education -- announced the introduction of Grade Point Average (GPA) system – similar to one applied in most universities.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Nov

EDITORIAL: Sacking Phiri will not solve Simba’s problems

>Patrick Phiri received a hero’s welcome when he arrived at Simba three months ago. Five games later, the man considered the messiah of the floundering club is in serious trouble--with the leaders reportedly threatening to kick him out.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Sep

Pressure mounts on coaches, club fans as Dar derby nears

Traditional arch rivals will lock horns at the 60,000-seater National Stadium on Saturday

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Jan

EDITORIAL: Tackle premier league woes

>After a three-month lull that saw reinforcement of teams and some changes in the technical panel, the second round of this season’s Vodacom Premier League resumes today with seven matches at different venues.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Jan

EDITORIAL: Let’s go beyond arrests to make water woes history

>The arrest of 12 water thieves on Sunday in an operation led by the Deputy Minister for Water, Mr Amos Makalla, is most welcome, for it might awaken others of their ilk that we still have a working government, a thing that some might have been querying given the impunity which a few among us display at the expense of fellow Tanzanians

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Sep

EDITORIAL: Nile Perch woes offer fundamental lessons

>The dramatic changes in the fortunes of the Nile Perch-driven economy in the Lake Zone, from the peak to the  rock bottom, are features of a sad narrative. During its heyday from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s, the Nile Perch (sangara)was among the most distinctive features of Mwanza, rivalled only by the picturesque rocks.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Dec

EDITORIAL: Dar Swim Club initiative must be fully supported

Currently,  Dubai is hosting a youth swimming international competition dubbed  Hamilton Aquatics Dubai long course.

 

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