AFTER Simba officially introduced the sports coach, Kelvin Mandla from South Africa, he has been fortunate enough to expect them to take Simba far in international competitions to a level they have never reached.

Speaking to this newspaper after being introduced, Mandla who has replaced Sbai Karim said he is happy to be part of the technical bench of Simba which is the biggest club in Africa.

"Simba is a big team in Africa, it is a team that not only participates but also competes in the CAF championship.

I look forward to joining them in that and helping the team go further than it has ever been," said Mandla.

The introduction of the coach is expected to bring about major changes in the physical fitness of the Simba players, who have been criticized for not being able to withstand the opposition from the opposing teams in the Tanzania Mainland Premier League games this season.

30-year-old Mandla has signed a one-year contract and has a B license for coaching sports from the European Football Federation (Uefa) which he obtained in Scotland.

Before joining Simba, he was the Head of the Health and Fitness Department of the South African National Team 'Bafana Bafana', the National Women's Team 'Banyana Banyana', the National Youth Team under the age of 17 and 20 since in 2018 so far.

He has also been the Head of the Player Health Testing Unit, Mpumalanga Sports, a temporary position from 2021 until now.

Head of the Health Science and Fitness Division of the women's team;

University of Johannesburg (2019-2021).

Head of the Division of Health Sciences and Physical Fitness for basketball, rugby and cricket teams: St.

John College 2018, assistant midfielder coach of Orlando Pirates senior team (2017- 2019).

Assistant football coach of the Kaizer Chiefs reserve team (2017 three-month temporary job).