By Special Reporter
TANZANIA team has taken the second edition of Guinness Football Challenge currently going on in Johannesburg by storm after scooping some money at the end of the fifth episode on Wednesday evening.
Making their maiden appearance in the reality show, the fans mostly from Dar es Salaam have been impressive right from the second, third, fourth and fifth episodes to push their counterparts from Kenya and Uganda on the sidelines.
The Guinness duo of George Lukuba and Freddy Jordan are the leading pair ahead of yesterday’s sixth episode as they scooped massive haul during the third episode.
The duo went on to hit the show on the fifth episode as they beat Ugandan pair in a closely contested encounter that involved penalty shootouts.
Previously Sultan Mohamed and Mansoor Seif combined well to respond to the moderator’s instant quiz.
The Tanzanian camp based in Midrand’s exclusive and serene compound of Villa Tuscana has been in high spirits with each contestant aiming high to excel in the two other episodes slated for today and tomorrow.
The Tanzanians have been smart in answering quizzes as well as physical challenges during the show expertly conducted by Endamol SA at Q-Studios on Johannesburg’s suburb of Kew, bordering to Alexandra.
Ugandan contestants have been impressive during the opening episode last Saturday.
The Kenyans have been tail ender with paltry amount at the end of the fifth episode.
During the rehearsals conducted for two days last week, It was the Ugandans who demonstrated skills and a bit of physical challenges to highlight as potential; contenders early on.
Tanzanians were taken as slow starters and rank outsiders ahead of the show basing on their shaky English language proficiency.
The total number of contestants is 50 and 16 are Tanzanians in pair of two for eight teams.
However, the bad news is that one of the Tanzanian Juma Nassoro has been fallen sick for a swollen groin. He is so far doing well but has been robbed of comfort during his stay.
Another competitor from Uganda Daniel Elagoz has been hit by malaria but to spoil his mood during the competition. He started to feel bad on Saturday morning last week ahead of the opening episode when temperatures dropped to 14.
He has been rested for the show but is making a steady progress.
Tanzanians who are competing in the show beside those five mentioned above are Hafidh Mtoro, Rajab Suleiman, Masoud Amlani, Amir Ali, Imani Joseph, Nelson Allen, Ramadhan Mtibiro, Alawi Omar, Abdul Omar, Ali Matumbi and Rick Sanga.
The Tanzanian contestants were recruited two week ago at Leaders Club where eight teams of 16 fans have secured opportunity to represent the country in the second edition of the GFC.
The week long event has attracted former French soccer star Marcel Dessaily who was a member of the French World cup winning team of the 1998 (Les Blues), Cameroon’s longest serving defender Rigobert Song who retired from international football at last year’s World cup in South Africa, Kalusha Bwalya, the Zambian football icon and Nigeria’s former dribbling maestro Jay Jay Ockocha.
The four legends will also come centre stage in the culmination of the series in an action packed GFC legends special episode where they pair up with real East African football fans.
During this special episode, the legends will take on the physical challenges, and people at home have a chance to win a place next to them to act as the brains just by playing the GFC on their mobiles. For a chance to partner with the Legends you should head to m.guinnessvip.com and start playing.
The series will be aired on Independent Television, ITV and will feature all four of these mothballing Legends.
Na Mwandishi Wetu
TIMU ya Tanzania inayoshiriki kwa mara ya kwanza kwenye mashindano ya kujibu maswali na kupiga mipira yanayojulikana kama Guinness Mpira Chanagmoto yanayoendelea huko Johannesburg Afrika Kusini, wamefanya kufuru isiyotegemewa baada kuongoza mapaka hatua ya tano hapo juzi.
Kinyang’anyiro hicho kinachoshirikisha jumla ya washiriki 50, 16 wakiwa ni Watanzania na waliobaki ni washiriki wa Kenya na Uganda, kinaendelea hadi hapo kesho kitakapofikia mwisho wa hatua la nane.
Mpaka jana kabla ya hatua ya sita timu ya George Lukuba na Freddy Jordan ndio waliokuwa vinara kwa kujinyakulia kiasi kizuri cha pesa.
Vijana hao walishinda katika hatua za tatu na nne za kinyang’anyiro hicho wakati Sultan Mohamed na Mansoor Seif walikuwa wapili baada ya kina Lukuba.
Vijana hao wa Kitanzania ambao walionekana kuyumba katika hatua ya mazoezi yaliyofanyika kwa siku mbili katika studio za kisasa za Q ( Q-Studios) zilizopo huko Kew, mpakani na kitongoji cha Alexandra ambacho ni cha pili kwa kukaliwa na Wazalendo wengi wa asili ya Kiafrika baada ya Soweto kwa jiji la Johannesburg, wamewashangaza waandaazi wa changamoto hiyo ya mpira wa miguu.
Watanzania hao wamekuwa wepesi kujibu maswali na kupiga mipira na kuwabwaga Waganda ambao walianza kwa mbwembwe nyingi wakati wa mazoezi.
Lukuba amesema wao nia yao ni lushinda kuvuta fuba (pesa) hayo yanayotolewa na watengenezaji wa kinywaji cha Guinness ambacho kinasambazwa na Kampuni ya bia ya Serengeti hapa nchini.
Vijana hao walifanyiwa usaili wiki mbili zilizopita katika viwanja vya Leaders Club jijini Dar es Salaam, walipanda ndege kuelekea Johannesburg siku ya Jumanne wiki liyopita.
Jumla ya hatua nane zinashindaniwa katika kinyang’anyiro hicho ambacho kina toa dola elfu hamsini kila hatua.
Lukuba ambaye tuliwasiliana naye moja kwa moja jana alisema ndoto ya washiriki wa Kitanzania ni kuendela kuvuta pesa ili kuubwaga umasikini na kuwatoa nishai wenzao wa Kenya na Uganda ambao wamekuwa wakiwabeza kabla ya mashindano kuanza.
Changamoto hiyo ya Guinness itaoneshwa na televisheni inayopendwa na watazamaji wengi nchini, ITV kwa wiki nane mfululizo.
Washindi wa hatua zote nane watajiunga na wanasoka wannne waliostafu soka katika onyesho ambalo pia litashirikisha watazamaji ambao watatuma ujumbe mfupi wa maandishi kupitia simu zao za mkononi kujaribu bahati yao ya kuvuta pesa hapo baadaye.
Wachezaji hao ni Jay Jay Okocha wa Nigeria, Rigobert Song wa Cameroon, Kalusha Bwalya wa Zambia na Mfaransa Marcel Desaily aliyekuwa beki mahiri wa timu ya Chelsea na Ufaransa iliyoshinda kombe la Dubnia mwaka 1998. Desaily kwa sass anaishi Accra, Ghana.
Hii imekuwa fursa pekee kwa Watanzania kujiongezea kipato kupitia onyesho hilo.
Labda habari za kusikitisha ni kuhusu mshiriki mmoja wa Kitanzania Juma Nassoro ambaye anaumwa jipu juu ya paja lake la kushoto ambalo limepasuka na anaendelea vizuri.
Mshiriki mwingine wa Uganda Daniel Elagon amebanwa na malaria tokea siku ya Jumamosi wakati wa hatua ya mwanzo ambapo kulikuwa na baridi kali jijini Johannesburg.
Shindano hili la Guinness limekuwa likifanyika katika nchi za Ghana na Cameroon pia Kenya na Uganda walikuwa washiriki kwa mara ya kwanza mwaka jana na hii ni mara yao ya pili.
Washiriki hao wanatarajiwa kurejea Dar es Salaam siku ya Jumapili kwa ndege ya shirika la ndege la Afrika Kusini saa moja jioni.
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