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It’s a sin to be the away team in Africa

African football authorities have been complicit in making it criminal to be the away team in continental competitions.

Tanzania's Simba SC showed that in this day and age, the age old dirty tactic of bullying away teams is still alive with some brutal treatment dished to Jwaneng Galaxy.

It's not the first time that the Tanzanian club has been accused of using dirty means to intimidate their opponents on and off the pitch. Simba is also not the only club fond of using bullying tactics on opponents.

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Mob justice isn't just

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