African Lyon F.C.

African Lyon

Full name

African Lyon Football Club

Founded

14 June 2000

Ground

Karume Memorial Stadium
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Capacity

5,000

Owner

Landing Zone Enterprises

President

Vipul Kakad

Head Coach
(Interim)

Jumanne Chale

League

Tanzanian Premier League

2010/11

7th

Website

Club home page

Home colours

African Lyon is a football club in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. They play in the top level of Tanzanian professional football, the Tanzanian Premier League. The club has recently been purchased by Landing Zone Enterprises.

History

The club was founded on 14 June 2000 as Mbagara Market F.C. from Jamal Kisongo.^[1] After the releagation in November 2009 the club named Charles Boniface Mkwassa as the new Head Coach^[2] and loaned several players include Razack Khalfan, Vincent Barnabas, Ulimboka Mwakingwe, Meshack Abel George Nyanda and Adam Kingwande.

Current squad

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Hamadi Waziri
2	DF	Bakari Omari
3	DF	Aziz Sibo
4	DF	Abou Ubwa
5	DF	Yahya Issa
6	DF	Godfrey Kumba
7	MF	Mohammed Baggio Abdallah (Captain)
8	MF	Castory Mumbara
9	FW	Yusuf Abbas Soka
10	FW	Mbwana Samatta
11	MF	Rajab Isihaka
12	MF	Idrissa Rashid
13	FW	Abdallah Mpandachi
14	DF	Victor Isaac (Vice-captain)
15	DF	Stephano Nkomola
16	DF	Abdul Mwalimu Masenga
17	MF	Hamis Thabit
18	GK	Noel Lucas

No.	Position	Player
19	DF	Zubeir Ubwae
20	FW	Robert Ssentongo
21	MF	Hamis Shengo
22	GK	Juma Mbugua
23	DF	Johannes Kajuna
24	FW	Karume Songoro
25	MF	Mohammed Samatta
26	DF	Saidi Mwarami
27	FW	Benedicto Jackob
28	MF	Sultan Kittu
30	MF	Rashid Chidi Gumbo
31	MF	Razack Khalfan (on loan from Young Africans FC)
32	FW	Adam Kingwande (on loan from Simba SC)
33	DF	George Nyanda (on loan from Simba SC)
34	MF	Ulimboka Mwakingwe
35	FW	Vincent Barnabas (on loan from Young Africans FC)
36	MF	Meshack Abel (on loan from Simba SC)
40	GK	Ivo Mapunda (on loan from Saint George FC)

Officials

Management

President Emeritus: Nabil Salim
Vice President: Shabaan Nyaa
Owner: lz enterprises,,,RAhim
Chairman: Hassan Mazala
Club Secretary: Jeshi Zakaria
Finance Director: Ally Kulita
Manager: Ahmed Ali Al-Shirazi
Media Officer: Hassan Mvula
Logistics: Jamal Deen
Treasurer: Ally Kulita

Sports

Head Coach: Charles Boniface Mkwassa
Assistant Coach: Jumanne Chale
Goalkeeping Coach: Steven Nemes
Physical Coach: Charles Otieno
Statistician: Deogratius Lucas
Opposition Analysis: Ernest Brown

Medical

Kit Manager: Saleh Hassan
Team Doctor: Liso Kisongo
Physio: Mohammed Kazenga

U-20 Squad