Goal after the game.
“Of course we are always taking one game at a time, and see how far we can go, Simba are a very good team and we were expecting them to come at us with high pressure, and press hard on us and there was nothing we could do but only to defend. They were worthy opponents for us, and the first leg win made the difference.
“For us, it was very important that we created a lot of chances in the first game at home and we used them and now we have won with a one-goal difference and are through to the semi-finals.”
A masterstroke by Esperance coach Moine Chaabani inspired the Tunisian club to win a CAF Champions League quarter-final penalty shootout on Saturday and set up a showdown against Egyptian giants Al Ahly.
Four-time African champions Esperance were leading Algerian visitors Chabab Belouizdad 1-0 in a second leg but trailing 2-1
According to Amrouche, it is at the backdrop of these results Simba travelled to Johannesburg thinking they would easily beat Chief, who were struggling in their domestic league, and they ended up taking them for granted and thus paid the price.
“The giant can sleep but can’t die, this is a story of Kaizer [Chiefs], they Simba took [Chiefs] like a weak team during the first leg and they have now paid the price,” Amrouche told
Goal on Sunday.
“Chiefs is not a team who make teams fear them in Africa, they are not constant with results but they are still a big team, they can get sick but cannot die because they have something in the team that keeps them winning and I think Simba took them easily because they thought Chiefs are not the same like before and they were punished.
In a statement that has not been received well by the Simba faithful, Mazingiza has named the five players as goalkeeper Aishi Manula, defender Shomari Kapombe, midfielder Clatous Chama, winger Louis Miquissone and defender Pascal Wawa.
“All respect to the players I have worked with but judging from the recent Caf inter-club competition, Aishi [Manula], Shomari [Kapombe], Clatous [Chama], Louis [Miquissone] and Pascal [Wawa] deserve a big move,” Mazingiza wrote on his social media pages.
All respect to the players I have worked with.. Judging from the the recent @CAF Online inter club competition, Manula , Kapombe, Chama, Louis and Wawa deserve a big move ! Senzo Mbatha (@SMbatha Senzo) May 22, 2021
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