Tanzania, July 16 -- Dar es Salaam. The Zanzibar Football Federation (ZFF) has confirmed that the 2026/27 PBZ Premier League season will kick off on August 29, 2026, with clubs set to begin a demanding campaign that will run through to May 18, 2027, according to the federation's newly released football calendar.

The calendar also confirms that the First Division League (FDL) will commence on the same date, marking the official start of domestic league football in Zanzibar after weeks of pre-season preparations.

Ahead of the opening round, clubs will undergo an intensive pre-season program that includes player registration, amendments to competition regulations, referees' fitness tests and Laws of the Game workshops, team managers' semin...