A 52-year-old Ghanaian has been named the new head coach for the Tanzania defending Women’s Premier League champions Simba SC Queens.

Yussif Basigi now takes over from Juma Mgunda whose contract ended this month, the club said in a statement on Wednesday.

According to the club, Basigi is already in the country leading the training sessions, as it prepares for the domestic league.

“Basigi brings impressive track records, having previously coached Ghana’s Black Queens from 2013 to 2017, as well as the Hasaacas Ladies,” it read part of the communique as quoted by Daily News.

Notably, in 2015, he led the Black Queens to a gold medal in the All-African Games. In 2021, Basigi guided Hasaacas Ladies to a third-place finish in the African Women’s Champions League.

He holds CAF licenses A, B, and C.Simba Queens secured the Women’s Premier League title last season, earning them the right to represent the country in the CECAFA region Women’s Champions League in Ethiopia.