Azam F.C.

Azam

Full name	Azam Football Club
Founded	June 24, 2007
Ground	Chamazi Stadium Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Ground Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Abubakar Bakhresa
Coach	Stewart Hall
League	Tanzanian Premier League
2015–16	2nd
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Azam Football Club is a Tanzanian football club who play in the Tanzanian Premier League. Azam FC gained promotion into the Premier League for the first time ever in their short history in 2008–09. In the 2011–12 season, the club finished in a historic second place and qualified for the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup.

History

Established in 2007, the first major target of Azam FC was to get the best players who would help the now established club to gain promotion to play in the Tanzanian Premier League. Azam FC joined the top flight of Tanzanian football for the 2008–09 season. Azam FC, with many leading African players, became a force to reckon with in the domestic league. Azam FC finished in eighth position in its first season of top-flight football, before making a tremendous improvement the following season, finishing in the third position in the league.

Success

Since finishing in third position in 2009–10, Azam FC has managed to recruit some of the best players in Tanzania. Former Young Africans and national team player Mrisho Ngassa is one player that has arrived since that historic season. Ngassa arrived at Azam FC for a record-breaking transfer fee and is now the most expensive player in Tanzania. Apart from Ngassa, the team has signed, among others, Kali Ongala from Sweden and Rwanda's skipper, Patrick Mafisango. The list also includes Jabir Aziz, Ramadhani “Redondo” Chombo and aerial Ugandan striker, Peter Ssenyonjo. One of the homegrown players on Azam FC, John Raphael Bocco, was among the top three scorers in the Tanzanian Premier League in 2013–14.

Azam won the Tanzanian Premier League in 2013–14, finishing 6 points ahead of second place Young Africans SC.^[1]

Achievements

• Tanzanian Premier League: 1

Champions: 2014

• Kagame Interclub Cup: 1

Champions: 2015

Current squad

As of July 2015.

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 Ally Mwadini 2 DF Gadiel Mbaga Michael 4 MF Shomari Kapombe 5 DF Serge Wawa 6 DF Erasto Nyoni 7 MF Ramadhani Singano 8 MF Salum Abubakar 9 FW Allan Wanga 10 FW Kipré Tchetche 11 FW Didier Kavumbagu 13 DF Aggrey Morris 15 DF Said Moradi

No. Position Player 16 MF Jean Pierre Mugiraneza 17 MF Farid Marik 18 FW Frank Domayo 19 FW John Raphael Bocco 20 MF Mudathir Yahaya 22 MF Khamis Mcha 23 MF Himidi Mao Mkami 24 FW Ame Ally 25 DF Abdallah Khery 26 DF Waziri Omar 27 MF Joseph Kimwaga 28 GK Aishi Manula 29 MF Kipré Bolou 30 MF Bryson Raphael

Current staff

Management Position Name Chairman Abubakar Bakhresa Vice Chairman Said Mohamed Communication Officer Shani Cristoms General Secretary Nassor Idrissa Assistant General Secretary Twalib Suleiman Chuma Treasurer Abdul Karim Shermohamed Bahadour Webmaster Patrick Kahemele

Technical staff Position Head Coach Stewart Hall Assistant Coach/Academy Director Mario Marinica Head of Youth Development Tom Legg Physiotherapist Juma Mwankemwa First team coach and data analyst Patrick Kahemele Team doctor Vincente Goalkeeping coach Mark Phillips Fitness coach George Adrian Dobre Kit manager Yussuf Nzawila

Managers

In its history, Azam FC has had six managers:

• Neider dos Santos (2008–09)
• Itamar Amorim (2009–10)
• Stewart Hall (2010–12)
• Boris Bunjak (2012)
• Stewart Hall (2012–13)
• Joseph Omog (2013–2014)
• Stewart Hall 2015–present

Notable players

References

External links

• Official Site (Swahili)
• Azam FC Facebook Page
• Azam FC Twitter Page
• Azam FC Blog (Swahili)

Tanzanian Premier League 2015-16
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