Giants Young Africans Sports Club are the champions of the 2025/2026 Tanzania NBC Premier League.
Young Africans SC retained the title after defeating JKT Tanzania 3-0 in the final day of the Premier League matches played on Tuesday. They became the first team in Tanzania to win the League title for five straight seasons.
Going into the last deciding fixture, Young Africans SC made it count with goals from Prince Dube, Maxi Nzengeli and Clement Mzize to claim a big win and finish with 75 points ahead of rivals Simba SC with two points less.
Young Africans SC and Simba SC will now represent Tanzania in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, while Azam FC and Singida Black Stars FC finished third and fourth respectively play in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup.
Although he joined the club midway through the season after leaving Vipers SC, Okello quickly established himself as one of Yanga’s most decisive players. The creative midfielder enjoyed a prolific run in front of goal, finishing the campaign with 14 goals from only 24 league appearances.
His outstanding return saw him finish third in the race for the Golden Boot.
Singida Black Stars forward Mossi Nduwumwe was top scorer with 17 goals, while Azam FC’s Feisal Salum came second after scoring 15 goals. Ugandan International who joined Young Africans SC midway through the season finished third with 14 goals.
