I recently had the rare opportunity of meeting Mzee Rashid Kawawa, former Vice-President of Tanzania, during his visit to London. I talked to him about sports development in Tanzania, an issue I am very interested in.
In international football there are various different ways in which clubs are owned and managed. These range from power being in the hands of one individual to power being with the members.
Tanzania this week made history by achieving a good start to the campaign to reach the African Cup Of Nations final in 2008 in Accra, Ghana by scoring 2-1 against Burkina Faso in the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam. Burkina Faso is a strong side with overseas players making the win even more significant
While the holding of the Olympic Games is still six years away, it is important that the right preparation starts now to encourage new and existing talent to be able to develop into international competitors and to guarantee Tanzania success at the games.
I recently had the rare opportunity to meet His Excellency, the Hon. J.M. Kikwete, during his recent trip to London who is obviously well informed of sports issues, nationally and internationally.
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