Tanzania/Congo-Kinshasa: Simba Look to Accomplish Tough Mission in Kinshasa

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The Citizen (Dar es Salaam) Majuto Omary 15 June 2011 Dar es Salaam — Buoyant national Under-23 team fly to Nigeria today for the return leg of the 2012 Olympic Games return leg qualifier against the Flying Eagles on Saturday.The Jamhuri Kihwelu boys head into the encounter with a 1-0 advantage, but face a tall order to send the Nigerians packing on their home soil. However, Kihwelu popularly known as Julio expressed his optimism of mustering positive results and sail through to the final stage."Our Achilles heel was in the midfield, but with the addition of Jabir Aziz and Mbwana Samatta, I'm 100 per cent confident that we'll spring another surprise," he said

The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)

15 June 2011

Dar Es Salaam — Simba Sports Club leave for Kinshasa today ahead of their Saturday’s Confederation Cup return leg against Motema Pembe of DR Congo.Bubbling with confidence, Simba, who carry a narrow 1-0 lead to the Congolese capital, hope to accomplish the arduous mission of advancing to the last eight.

Having tested the first victory since taking the reigns at the Msimbazi Street side, head coach Moses Basena said his players were in high spirits, looking forward to defy the odds. However, Simba face a daunting task in Kinshasa as their opponents will be looking to overturn the wafer-thin deficit in front of their home fans.

Simba will miss the services of dependable defender Haruna Shamte who picked a red card during the first leg encounter. The Ugandan tactician said the travelling team would comprise 16 players who include: goalkeepers Juma Kaseja and Ally Mustapha.

Defenders: Salum Kanoni, Amir Maftah, Juma Nyoso, Kelvin Yondani and Juma Jabu.Midfielders: Amri Kiemba, Jerry Santo, Shija Mkina, Mohamed Banka, Nicholas Nyagawa and Aziz Gilla.Striker: Emmanuel Okwi, Mussa Hassan Mgosi and Ahmed Ali Shiboli.

Should Simba send Motema Pembe packing on Saturday, they will romp into the semi-final stage and be entitled to a cool Sh225 million from the Confederation of African Football.Asked to comment on the kind of game plan he would prefer, the soft-spoken coach said: “I can’t disclose it because it’s our major ammunition.”

Simba yesterday received a timely boost after defender Salum Kanoni shook off his knee injury.

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