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Black History Month: The Dar Es Salaam Derby

The shores of Tanzania yield one of the beautiful cities on the continent in Dar Es Salaam. The capital of Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam is home to millions of people and one of the great rivalries in African soccer. Young Africans SC and Simba SC form the Dar Es Salaam, or Kariakoo Derby.

The derby is one that is not only the largest in Tanzania, it’s one of the biggest in all of Africa. The derby includes millions of fans that support throughout East Africa, and whenever there’s a match, fans will come in from surrounding countries to breathe in the atmosphere of this deep rivalry.