FT: Toto Africans 2-1 Stand United ( Jamal Soud 47,50 | Adam Salamba 74)

WEWE BISHA LOLOTE KUHUSIANA NA SCORPION KICK ZA MKHITARYAN NA GIROUD, LAKINI HUU NDIYO UKWELI Siku sita zilizopita, kiungo Henrikh Mkhitaryan wa Man United alifunga bao safi wakati timu yake ikivaa Sunderland. Bao hilo lilikuwa gumzo na kupewa jina la Scorpion Kick. Lakini siku sita baadaye unaweza kusema amepata jibu. Olvier Giroud wa Arsenal naye amefunga bao linalofanana na hilo katika mechi dhidi ya Crystal Palace ambayo Arsenal imeibuka na ushindi wa mabao 2-0. Sasa ni gumzo, kwamba bao hilo la Mhkitaryan raia wa Armenia na lile la Giroud kutoka Ufaransa. Lipi kali hasa? Kila mmoja anaweza kuwa huru kupitia maoni yake pamoja na ushabiki. Lakini ukweli ni hivi; bao la Mkhitaryan lilikuwa bora la funga mwaka 2016 na lile la Giroud limekuwa bora la fungua mwaka 2017.

ARSENAL YAIBOMOA CRYSTAL PALACE 2-0, GIROUD AKIMJIBU MKHITARYAN SCORPION KICK Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Cech 6.5; Bellerin 7, Gabriel 6, Koscielny 6.5, Monreal 5; Elneny 6.5 (Coquelin 72, 6), Xhaka, 6; Perez 6 (Ramsey 72, 6), Iwobi 8 (Oxlade-Chamberlain 77), Sanchez 7; Giroud 7.5 Substitutes not used: Ospina (GK); Mustafi, Reine-Adelaide, Maitland-Niles Manager: Arsene Wenger 6.5 Scorers: Giroud 17; Iwobi 56 Booked: Monreal Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1): Hennessey 7; Kelly 5, Tomkins 5, Dann 6, Ward 6; Flamini 5, Cabaye 5 (Mutch 65, 5); Townsend 6.5 (Lee 71, 5), Puncheon 5, Zaha 5; Benteke 6.5 (Campbell 77) Substitutes not used: Speroni (GK); Sako, Husin, Phillips Manager: Sam Allardyce 6 Booked: Tomkins Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands) 6 Attendance: 59,975

ALLI, KANE KILA MMOJA ATUPIA MBILI TOTTENHAM IKIITWANGA WATFORD 4-1 NA KUREJEA TOP FOUR WATFORD (3-4-3): Gomes 4; Cathcart 3.5, Kaboul 3.5, Prodl 3.5; Amrabat 4 (Sinclair 75, 5), Capoue 5.5 (Kabasele 79, 5), Guedioura 5.5, Holebas 4 (Mason 68, 6); Doucoure 4, Deeney 5.5, Ighalo 4 Substitutes not used: Pantilimon (GK); Stewart, Rowan, Folivi Manager: Walter Mazzarri 4 Scorer: Kaboul 90+1 Booked: Holebas, Prodl, Cathcart Tottenham Hotspur (3-5-2): Lloris 6; Dier 7, Wimmer 7, Alderweireld 7; Trippier 8, Wanyama 7.5, Alli 8 (Winks 61, 6.5), Eriksen 8, Rose 7.5 (Davies 68, 6.5); Kane 9 (Janssen 77, 6), Son Substitutes not used: Vorm (GK); Sissoko, Dembele, Carter-Vickers Manager: Mauricio Pochettino 8 Scorers: Kane 27, 33; Alli 41, 46 Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland) 6.5 Attendance: 20,882

BENCHI LA UFUNDI LA YANGA LATAKA MABAO ZAIDI, WACHEZAJI WAAMBIWA WAFANYE KAZI MAPINDUZI Benchi la ufundi la Yanga linaonekana kutoridhishwa na mabao yanayofungwa licha ya kwamba kikosi chao kinaongoza kwa ufungaji wa mabao. Katika mechi 18 Yanga imefunga mabao 39 na ndiyo inayoongoza kwa kufunga katika timu zote za Ligi Kuu Bara. Lakini Lwandamina amewaambia wachezaji wake anataka mabao zaidi na wanaweza kuanza kuonyesha kwenye michuano ya Mapinduzi. “Kocha kasisitiza sana suala la kutumia nafasi. Mechi na Lyon tulipoteza nafasi nyingi sana, tukaambulia sare. Mechi na Ndanda umeona tumerudi na kocha anataka hivyo au zaidi,” alisema mmoja wa wachezaji wa Yanga. Benchi la ufundi, bosi mkuu ni Hans van der Pluijm ambaye ni mkurugenzi wa ufundi, kocha mkuu ni George Lwandamina raia wa Zambia.

NAKUKUMBUSHA ILICHOKISEMA TFF KUHUSIANA NA YULE MCHEZAJI ALIYETOKEA MBAO KWENDA LYON Shirikisho la Mpira wa Miguu Tanzania (TFF), limewataka wadau wa mpira wa miguu nchini wapuuze taarifa za kwenye mitandao kuhusu mchezaji Venance Ludovick. Suala la mchezaji huyo linaendelea kufanyiwa kazi na Kamati ya Katiba, Sheria na Hadhi za Wachezaji. Tunawahakikishia umma wa wapenda soka nchini kuwa haki itatendeka kwa mujibu wa kanuni zinazoendesha mashindano husika.

VIGOGO HAWA NDIYO KIKWAZO CHA CHELSEA KUBEBA UBINGWA ENGLAND, IKIWEZA, BASI MAMBO KWA ULAINIIII Chelsea iko kileleni mwa Ligi Kuu England kwa tofauti ya pointi dhidi ya Liverpool wanaoshika nafasi ya pili. Lakini hiyo bado si sababu ya kuamini tayari wao wana nafasi ya kuwa mabingwa na hasa kama utazungumzia mechi za vigogo sita. Vigogo sita wa Premier League ni Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City na Tottenham. Hakuna ubishi hizi ndiyo timu sita zinazowania ubingwa na lazima bingwa atatoka miongoni mwao. Kama utaangalia mechi tano kwa kila timu baada ya kukutana na kigogo mmoja mara moja, Liverpool ndiyo haikupoteza dhidi ya kigogo yoyote. Lakini Chelsea ilipoteza mechi mbili, moja ikichapwa mabao 4-0 na Arsenal. Man City ilipoteza mechi tatu na zilizobaki zote zilipoteza mechi mbili. Katika mechi tano dhidi ya vigogo wenzake, kama utatengeneza msimamo wa vigogo tu, Liverpool ndiyo inaongoza kwa kukusanya pointi 11 katika mechi hizo tano ikifuatiwa na Chelsea yenye pointi 9. Man Cityi imekusanya 6 huku Arsenal, Spurs na Man United kila mmoja imekusanya pointi 5 ikiwa ni wastani wa pointi moja kwa kila mechi sawa na sare 5. Hii inaonyesha bado kuna ugumu wa juu kwa Chelsea na analazimika kufanya vema katika mechi 5 dhidi ya vigogo wenzake ili kujihakikishia ubingwa. MECHI ZIJAZO ZA VIGOGO SITA: Jan 4: Tottenham v Chelsea Jan 15: Man United v Liverpool Jan 21: Man City v Tottenham Jan 31: Liverpool v Chelsea Feb 4: Chelsea v Arsenal Feb 11: Liverpool v Tottenham Feb 26: Man City v Man United Mar 4: Liverpool v Arsenal Mar 18: Man City v Liverpool Apr 1: Arsenal v Man City Apr 5: Chelsea v Man City Apr 15: Man United v Chelsea Apr 29: Tottenham v Arsenal May 6: Arsenal v Man United May 13: Tottenham v Man United