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Aston Villa's Tanzanian striker Mbwana Samatta watches the ball go wide of the post during the English League Cup semi-final second leg match against Leicester City at Villa Park on January 28, 2020. AFP PHOTO

Aston Villa flop Samatta to face Kenya

Aston Villa flop Mbwana Samatta and fellow-big name striker John Bocco headline a star-studded squad named by new Tanzania coach Kim...

February 27th, 2021
Aston Villa's Tanzanian striker Mbwana Samatta watches the ball go wide of the post during the English League Cup semi-final second leg match against Leicester City at Villa Park on January 28, 2020. AFP PHOTO

Samatta reveals his pitch superstitions

Aston Villa striker Mbwana Samatta says he has made a habit of always stepping on the pitch with his right foot before a match. The...

June 11th, 2020
Aston Villa's Tanzanian striker Mbwana Samatta watches the ball go wide of the post during the English League Cup semi-final second leg match against Leicester City at Villa Park on January 28, 2020. AFP PHOTO

Samatta overtakes Wanyama on social media popularity

Tanzanian international striker Mbwana Samatta is the most popular East African footballer on social media. As per research done by...

February 12th, 2020
Tanzanian international striker Mbwana Samatta (center) fights for the ball with Leicester City defender Jonny Evans (right) and midfielder Wilfred Ndidi when he made his debut for Aston Villa during the English League Cup semi-final second leg match at Villa Park on January 28, 2020. AFP PHOTO

Thousands of Tanzanians watch Samatta making Aston Villa debut

Thousands of Tanzanians flocked Mbagala ground, the home of striker Mbwana Samatta, to watch him as he made his debut for English top-tier...

January 29th, 2020

Samatta completes Aston Villa move amidst scramble by Kenyan, TZ fans

Tanzanian international Mbwana Samatta has finally completed a move to English Premier League (EPL) side Aston Villa on a four and half...

January 21st, 2020

TZ’s Samatta set for Aston Villa move, but why is the news trending in Kenya?

Tanzanian International Mbwana Samatta is close to sealing a historical move to English Premier League (EPL) side Aston Villa from Genk,...

January 18th, 2020

Harambee Stars stay alive in hunt for last-16 place with win over Tanzania

Kenya’s Harambee Stars kept their hopes alive of progressing to the knock-out stage of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with a gutsy 3-2...

June 28th, 2019
Ali Kiba’s wife Amina Rikesh (third right) and their son in the company of family and friends during Sunday's charity football match organized by Samakiba Foundation at Dar es Salaam's National Stadium. PHOTO | COURTESY

Ali Kiba’s wife, infant son in stadium to cheer him during charity match

Bongo star Ali Kiba’s wife Amina Rikesh and their son on Sunday were at the stadium in support of the singer’s football...

June 5th, 2019