We gave good account in African Football League, says Simba Coach

The head coach of Simba SC, Roberto ‘Robertinho’ Oliveira has said despite exiting the inuagural African Football League (AFL), his team gave a good account in the two legs against Al Ahly.

Simba SC settled for a 2-2 draw in their first leg quarter final encounter against the Egyptian giants last Friday in Dar es Salaam, and drew 1-1 at the Cairo International Stadium on Tuesday. Sadio Kanoute gave Simba SC the lead early in the second half, but Mahmoud Abdelmonem Kharaba leveled matters.

The 11-time African champions Al Ahly went on to qualify for the semi final stage on an  away goals rule since they netted two goals in Dar es Salaam.

Oliveira has made it clear that they played against a strong team, but gave a very good account over the two legs.

” I am happy about the performance we put up in the two legs and this shows Simba SC’s performance in the competition. We need to go back to the drawing board and prepare for other matches to come in the Tanzania League and the CAF Champions League, ” added Simba SC’s coach.

For finishing as quarter finalists Simba SC will pocket US$900,000. The other quarter finalists will also pocket US$900,000, while the two semi-finalists take US$1.7 million each, the runner-up US$2.8 million and the winner US$4 million.