Simba is a Dar es Salaam football institution with a red-and-white identity, a lion crest and a deep connection to Tanzania’s sporting culture. Founded in 1936, the club carries a major domestic rivalry with Young Africans and a sustained presence in African competition. Its profile brings together the team’s identity, club context and historical footprint in one concise account, reflecting Simba’s enduring place in East African club football and its wider history.
Simba Upcoming matches by league
Ligi kuu Bara
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- Regular Season - 6
Azam
Simba
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- Regular Season - 7
SimbaNo H2HYoung Africans
KMC Stadium -
- Regular Season - 8
SimbaNo H2HMashujaa
KMC Stadium -
- Regular Season - 9
SimbaNo H2HMbeya City
KMC Stadium
Simba Last matches by league
Ligi kuu Bara
CAF Champions League
CECAFA Club Cup
CAF Confederation Cup
Friendlies Clubs
Simba Team Roster
The recorded roster contains 29 players: 11 midfielders, 10 defenders, five attackers and three goalkeepers. Midfield options include C. Chama, I. Jabaar, Y. Kagoma, M. Abraham and N. Camara. The defensive group features S. Kapombe, R. De Reuck, V. Masinde and David Frank Kameta, while the forward line includes K. Makgalwa, L. Gueye and Ibrahim Doumbia. Goalkeeping cover is provided by A. Erasto, H. Abel and M. Tandja. Shirt numbers are recorded for most players, with some duplicates and some entries without a number. This is a recorded squad snapshot.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Shomari Salum Kapombe
V. Masinde
I. Nindi
A. Mligo
David Frank Kameta
Anicet Alain Oura
Rushine Stanley De Reuck
Ismaël Olivier Touré
N. Chilambo
H. Mbegu
position Midfielder
Ladaki Juma Chasambi
K. S. Haruna
I. Loemba
K. Naftal
D. Semfuko
Ibraheem Olalekan Jabaar
Mohamed Assane
Clatous Chota Chama Junior
M. Abraham
B. Msimu
I. Toure
Naby Camara
Neo Maema
position Attacker
I. Mgunda
Nickson Clement Kibabage
L. Gueye
Matlala Keletso Makgalwa
Ibrahim Doumbia
Elie Mpanzu Kibisawala
Last Simba Coachs
Fadluraghman Davids is the latest recorded coach in Simba’s chronology, with a spell beginning on 1 July 2024 and no stated end date. Earlier entries place Abdelhak Ben Chikha at the club from December 2023 to April 2024 and Robertinho from February to November 2023. Juma Mgunda appears from September 2022 without a stated end date, while Pablo Franco’s spell ran from November 2021 to August 2022. The sequence includes coaches from South Africa, Algeria, Brazil, Tanzania and Spain, but the dated entries do not by themselves confirm the current holder.
Steve Robert Barker
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Robert Barker | South Africa | 1 October 2025 | |
| Fadluraghman Davids | South Africa | 1 July 2024 | |
| Abdelhak Ben Chikha | Algeria | 1 December 2023 | 1 April 2024 |
| Roberto Oliveira Gonçalves do Carmo | Brazil | 1 February 2023 | 1 November 2023 |
| Juma Mgunda | Tanzania | 1 September 2022 | |
| Pablo Franco Martín | Spain | 1 November 2021 | 1 August 2022 |
| 1 October 2021 | 1 November 2021 | ||
| Didier Gomes Da Rosa | France | 1 January 2021 | 1 October 2021 |
Simba Transfers
Simba’s recent arrival record includes I. Jabaar from Stellenbosch as a free agent, A. Oura from Gnistan as a free agent and M. Abraham from FK Spartak Zdrepceva KRV as a free agent. Transfer entries name I. Loemba from Colombe and Nickson Clement Kibabage from Singida Black Stars, while loan arrivals include S. Mwalimu from Wydad AC and N. Maema from Mamelodi Sundowns. Edwin Balua is recorded as returning from Enosis after a loan. Other additions are listed without a standard movement label, no amounts are stated and this recent selection is not a complete transfer total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Mgunda |
Mashujaa
|
Free agent | 15 August 2026 |
| N. Maema |
Mamelodi Sundowns
|
Loan | 6 August 2026 |
| I. Jabaar |
Stellenbosch
|
Free agent | 24 July 2026 |
| K. Makgalwa |
Sekhukhune United
|
- | 24 July 2026 |
| I. Jabaar |
Stellenbosch
|
Free agent | 23 July 2026 |
| N. Chilambo |
Azam
|
- | 19 July 2026 |
| B. Msimu |
Coastal Union
|
- | 18 July 2026 |
| K. Naftal |
Pamba Jiji
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| I. Nindi |
KMC
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| I. Toure |
Mouna
|
- | 12 February 2026 |
| I. Loemba |
Colombe
|
Transfer | 27 January 2026 |
| A. Oura |
Gnistan
|
Free agent | 25 January 2026 |
| C. Chama |
Singida Black Stars
|
- | 21 January 2026 |
| I. Touré |
Baniyas SC
|
- | 19 January 2026 |
| C. Chama |
Singida Black Stars
|
- | 19 January 2026 |
Recent departures include S. Mwalimu returning to Wydad AC and N. Maema returning to Mamelodi Sundowns after loan spells. Free-agent exits include M. I. Kassim to Mbeya City, M. Hussein to Young Africans, A. Manula to Azam and A. Lakred to FUS Rabat. Transfer entries record J. Ahoua moving to CR Belouizdad, V. Mashaka to JKT Tanzania, C. Malone to USM Alger and Abdallah Riziki to Hadiya Hosaena. Edwin Balua is also listed on loan to Enosis, while several other departures have no stated movement type. No amounts are stated, and this recent selection is not a complete transfer total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Sowah |
Singida Black Stars
|
Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
| N. Maema |
Mamelodi Sundowns
|
Return from loan | 4 July 2026 |
| S. Mwalimu |
Wydad AC
|
Return from loan | 4 July 2026 |
Mbeya City
|
Free agent | 28 February 2026 | |
| C. Karaboue |
Tabora United
|
- | 4 February 2026 |
| J. Mutale |
Al-Adalah
|
- | 3 February 2026 |
| J. Ahoua |
CR Belouizdad
|
Transfer | 21 January 2026 |
| Ally Awesu Awesu |
Police
|
- | 10 January 2026 |
| M. Yassin |
Tabora United
|
- | 31 December 2025 |
| M. Yassin |
Tabora United
|
- | 31 December 2025 |
| V. Nouma |
CI Kamsar
|
Free agent | 28 September 2025 |
| K. Kijili |
Singida Black Stars
|
- | 31 August 2025 |
| V. Mashaka |
JKT Tanzania
|
Transfer | 31 August 2025 |
| L. Ateba |
Al Shorta
|
- | 23 August 2025 |
| Edwin Balua |
Enosis
|
Loan | 19 August 2025 |
Transfers Synthesis
Simba’s recorded movement pattern combines several mechanisms rather than a single form of recruitment or exit. Arrivals include free-agent entries involving I. Jabaar, A. Oura and M. Abraham, transfer-labelled additions such as I. Loemba and Nickson Clement Kibabage, loan arrivals involving S. Mwalimu and N. Maema, and Edwin Balua’s return from Enosis. The departure record is similarly mixed: S. Mwalimu and N. Maema are marked as returning to their parent clubs, while several players leave as free agents or under transfer-labelled deals. Other movements carry no standard type, so their mechanics should not be inferred. The listed clubs span Tanzania, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and no amounts are stated. These are recent capped entries, not a complete account of Simba’s transfer activity or a basis for calculating net movement.
Leagues Simba has participated in
Simba has a recorded top-level domestic and continental footprint. Ligi kuu Bara is recorded from 2015 through 2025 and remains a recent active competition in the available record. The CAF Champions League is likewise recorded from 2019 through 2025 with recent activity. The CAF Confederation Cup, listed from 2018 through 2024, is historical in this context. The African Football League appears for 2023, while Friendlies Clubs spans 2021 to 2023. An earlier Premier League entry covers 2012 to 2015. These records show sustained participation in Tanzanian league football and recurring CAF involvement without establishing results or titles.
More about Simba
Simba, officially Simba Sports Club and commonly known as Simba SC, is a Dar es Salaam institution founded in 1936. The club’s identity is built around red and white colors and a lion emblem, reflecting the Swahili meaning of Simba and the associated ideals of strength and courage. It is also known by the nickname Wekundu wa Msimbazi, or the Red Arrows, names that connect the side to its supporters and local football culture.
The club’s historical line reaches back to its early identity under names including Sunderland before developing into Simba Sports Club. That continuity helps explain its enduring place in Tanzanian and East African football. Its defining domestic rivalry is with Young Africans, known as Yanga SC, in the Kariakoo Derby, one of the region’s most significant football occasions. The rivalry gives Simba’s league season a cultural dimension that extends beyond the standings.
For major domestic and continental fixtures, Simba is historically and culturally associated with the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar es Salaam. Uhuru Stadium also forms part of the club’s wider match, regional and training context. The venues place the team within the capital’s established football landscape while supporting its ambitions beyond Tanzania.
Simba’s organizational model combines traditional membership and community-club roots with a modern investment structure. That hybrid approach is designed to support the demands of professional domestic competition and regular continental representation. The club’s broader football ecosystem includes Tanzania’s premier league and recurring CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup involvement, while the competition record also includes the African Football League.
On the football side, the club has typically drawn on experienced international and regional coaches, with an energetic, aggressive and possession-oriented identity. Its squads pair Tanzanian internationals with established East and West African players and other international recruits. Together, the crest, colors, derby culture, Dar es Salaam setting and continental outlook form a durable profile for one of Tanzania’s best-known clubs.
Last matches statistics for Simba
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Simba
0 - 0
Mogadishu City
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Jamus
0 - 0
Simba
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Singida Fountain Gate
1 - 2
Simba
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kagera Sugar
0 - 2
Simba
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Pamba Jiji
1 - 2
Simba
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Singida Fountain Gate
1 - 2
Simba
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Simba
1 - 0
Coastal Union
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Simba
2 - 0
Geita Gold
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Be Forward Wanderers
0 - 1
Simba
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Simba
6 - 1
Be Forward Wanderers
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Simba
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).