Singida United F.C.

Singida United F.C.
Full name Singida United Football Club
Founded 1972 (1972)
(as Mto Sports club)
Ground Namfua Stadium, Singida
Coach Hans van der Pluijm
League Tanzanian First Division League
2016-2017 1st
Website Club website

Singida United is a Tanzanian football club based in Singida. Their home games are played at Namfua stadium in Singida. Singida United have had back to back promotions winning Tanzanian Second Division League Group A in 2016 and Tanzanian First Division League Group C in 2017. Former Young Africans S.C. Hans van der Pluijm was appointed as the club's new head coach on a 2 year contract on March 17, 2017.[1]

History

The club began in 1972 as Mto Sports Club in Singida in Central Tanzania. The club started small and began to gain traction in the public eye in the mid-1990s. In 2000 the club made its first appearance in the top tier league, the Tanzanian Premier League. The appearance failed and the club was relegated in 2001. Since 2013, the team made great strides in the Tanzanian Second Division League and the Tanzanian First Division League.

In 2017 the club was promoted back to the Tanzanian Premier League and, the club managed to attract major sponsors. With SportPesa's entry into Tanzania, the club managed to get a sponsorship contract with the betting company, along with Puma Energy Tanzania.[2][3]

Achievements

Singida United finished the Tanzanian First Division League Group C in 1st position and will play in the Tanzanian Premier League in the 2017-2018 season.

Singida United finished the Tanzanian Second Division League Group A in 1st position in 2015-2016 season and were promoted to play in the 2016-2017 Tanzanian First Division League

Current squad 2017/18

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Tanzania GK Said Lubawa
Tanzania Salum Chuku
Zimbabwe MF Tafadzwa Kutinyu
Zimbabwe Tafadzwa Kutinyu
Tanzania Robert Jacton
Zimbabwe Mtasa Wisdom
Tanzania Ally Kenny
Tanzania Green Atupele
Uganda Batambuze Shafik
Tanzania Kigi Makasi
Zimbabwe Nhivi Simbarashe
No. Position Player
Tanzania Adam Miraj
Tanzania Robert Jacton
Zimbabwe Elisha Murolwa
Tanzania Juma Kennedy
Tanzania Titi Mohamed
Tanzania Salum Kipaga
Tanzania Khalifan Nizar
Rwanda Usengimana Day
Rwanda Rusheshangoga Michel
Tanzania Kagoma Ally Yusuph
Tanzania Kaseke Deus
Tanzania Ally Mustapha
Tanzania Sumbi Elinyesia

Technical Bench

Managers

References and notes

  1. ↑ "Pluijm asaini mkataba wa kuinoa Singida United". DizzimOnline.
  2. ↑ "Betting firm SportPesa to withdraw sponsorship | Goal.com". Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  3. ↑ "Singida United yazidi kutajirika". Mwanaspoti. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  4. ↑ "Hans van der Pluijm appointed head coach of newly-promoted Tanzanian side Singida United - GHANAsoccernet.com". social_image. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
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