Tanzanian giants Simba SC and Young Africans (Yanga SC) will face off on Saturday in the Mainland Premier League without two key players for both sides.
Simba who are sitting at the summit of the table will miss the services of Miraj Athuman and Rashid Juma while Yanga will have to do without defender Lamine Moro and striker Tariq Seif.
Hundreds of thousands of football fans are expected to fill the stadium to watch teams which have, for years, arguably brought a lot of excitement and disappointment to the fixture.
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And ahead of the 103rd derby since 1965, coaches from both sides have remained confident their teams will carry the day at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.