TANZANIA: Samatta To Promote Destination Tanzania

Tanzanian Professional Footballer who plays for Belgium based club KRG Genk Mbwana Ally Samatta (23) has accepted an offer by Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) to become a Tourism Goodwill Ambassador and has pledged to compliment Tanzania Tourist Board efforts in promoting Destination Tanzania in Belgium and Europe in general.

Samatta made this assurance when he paid a visit to Tanzania Tourist Board and held brief talks with the TTB Management on the need for him as a celebrity to support TTB in marketing and promoting Destination Tanzania particularly in an international arena.

“As a Tanzanian I owe this to my beautiful country and thus, I am ready and happy to promote Tanzania as a Tourist Destination everywhere I go” he pointed out. He further said that many other countries worldwide use their celebrities including international players to promote their countries. He applauded Tanzania Tourist Board for taking initiative to engage Tanzanian celebrities for promoting Destination Tanzania and promised to do whatever possible including using his social media network to promote the country.

On her part the Managing Director of Tanzania Tourist Board Ms Devota Mdachi disclosed that TTB will now work on the best modalities to utilize this wonderful opportunity of having Mbwana as the greatest Tanzania professional footballer to market Tanzania as a unique tourist destination.
Mbwana Samatta signed a contract with Belgium Genk club which will come to an end in 2020 season. Samatta who is also the National team (Taifa star) Captain was also voted the best African footballer playing on the African continent in 2015.