By the time we were in their danger zone, they had already recovered and defended well.
Bahati has also explained why head coach George Lwandamina opted to make some changes after the break. We played well in the first half but did not take our chances owing to the aforementioned reason, he continued. More strikers were introduced to break down the Prisons side but we were not successful. Now we have to go back and work on our shortcomings to stand a chance of winning our next game. We still have time to make the team better and ensure we effectively compete.
ekundu wa Msimbazi could be postponed though given the Caf assignments the champions are engaged in.
Meanwhile, Dodoma Jiji and Polisi Tanzania drew 2-2 in their respective match that was played earlier.
Daluwesh Saliboko opened the scoring for the law enforcers in the 29th minute but the hosts fought back and equalised in the third minute of added time of the first half through Anuary Jabiri.
Marcelo Bonaventure powered Polisi Tanzania back into the lead in the 73rd minute before the league debutants equalised again two minutes later via Jabiri again.
The result means the debutants will remain at the top of Polisi Tanzania in seventh position with 29 points from 21 games. On the other hand, the Cops, who are yet to register a win in the last five games, are ninth with 25 points from 20 games.
“We will miss the services of four players when we take on Tanzania Prisons and most of them are suffering from injuries that are yet to heal,” Zakaria told reporters in Dar es Salaam on Sunday.
“For example, Obrey [Chirwa], who got injured during the 2-2 draw against Simba SC, has resumed light training sessions but I don’t think he is fit enough to start or play in a competitive match.
“I think it is now upon the technical bench to decide if they can use him or not but if you ask me, I don’t think he will be ready for the Monday clash.”