Tanzania, June 27 -- Dar es Salaam. Yanga's march towards another Mainland Tanzania Premier League title has been built as much on defensive resilience as attacking brilliance, and no player embodies that better than goalkeeper Djigui Diarra.

With one match still remaining, the Mali international has already wrapped up the league's Golden Glove award after recording an unmatched 17 clean sheets this season, underlining his status as the division's most dependable goalkeeper.

Diarra reached the milestone in Yanga's 3-0 victory over TRA United, extending a remarkable run that no other goalkeeper can match. His closest challenger, Simba's Mahamadou Tanja Kassali, can finish with a maximum of 16 clean sheets even if he shuts out his opponen...