Published:
Thursday, 28 November 2024
Simba SC head coach, Fadlu Davids has urged his side to be more ruthless in front of goal following Simba’s 1-0 victory over FC Bravos in a Group A TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup fixture played in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday, 27 November.
The Tanzanian giants are enjoying a rich vein of form in the Tanzanian Premier League where they sit at the summit of the table under the newly appointed Davids.
The form has been replicated in their continental exploits that saw them edge their Angolan visitors with a scoreline that Davids believes could have concluded with an even wider margin.
Simba’s dominance and goal scoring opportunities are not a true reflection of the actual result according to Davids, who added that the team will need to improve despite getting the result.
“We could have added to our goals tally, but the three points secured will give us satisfaction from the opening match at this stage. We wanted to be in more control of the game after the break like we did in the opening 45 minutes but our opponents made a lot of improvements. I’m happy with the team’s performance. We shall improve going forward in the competition and we need to do so as the tournament will get even more difficult” said the South African coach.
Bravos on the other hand, who showed great improvement towards the closing stages of the match will be hoping to pick up from their improved finish in their remaining group matches.
Speaking after the defeat, Bravos coach Mario Soares said the team showed great improvement in the second half but were just not at the same level as their hosts on the day.
“We played a very challenging team. We got the chance for the equaliser after making great strides tactically in the second half. The improvements gave us the opportunity to manage the game and even break Simba’s play which caused us many problems in the first half”, said Soares.
Both sides will be in action in Match Day 02 of the Group Stages next weekend when Simba travel up north to face Algeria’s FC Constantine who edged SF Sfaxien 1-0 on Tuesday, while Bravos face the wounded Sfaxien in Angola.
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