African Lyon
Encyclopedia
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.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club in Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ...
, Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. They play in the top level of Tanzanian professional football, the Tanzanian Premier League
Tanzanian Premier League
Tanzanian Premier League is the top division of the Football Association of Tanzania, it was created in 1965. The competition was simply known as national league and later First Division Soccer League until the name Premier league was adopted in 1997.-Format:...
. 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. After the releagation in November 2009 the club named Charles Boniface Mkwassa as the new Head Coach and loaned several players include Razack Khalfan, Vincent Barnabas, Ulimboka Mwakingwe, Meshack Abel George Nyanda and Adam Kingwande.Current squad
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
Sponsors
- METL (Mohaammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited): Official Club Sponsors
- Masafi Water : Official Shirt Sponsors