Both teams ended the race with 46 points, but Young Africans, coached by Ugandan Sam Timbe, had a goal advantage over their arch-rivals going into the final day of competition.
The new champions will represent Tanzania in the next year's African Champions League while Simba, who lost to the defending champions, TP Mazembe of DR Congo in the second round of this year's championship, will compete in the Confederation Cup.
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