The French tactician has admitted their chances were dimmed during the first leg meeting because the defeat they suffered was too heavy for the opponents to overturn.
He has, however, praised his team for their fighting spirit which almost saw them overturn the result insisting if they avoided the heavy defeat in South Africa, then they could have moved to the last four of the competition.
“We are really disappointed because we have done a very wonderful performance today [Saturday] but we are not happy because we lost the qualification in the first match,” Da Rosa told Goal after the match.
“In football anything is possible, Simba have a great opportunity to overturn the result against Kaizer [Chiefs] due to their record at home as well as the type of players they have in the squad, I am confident they will achieve the fete,” Baraza told
Goal on Saturday.
“Players at the club like [Clatous] Chama, Luis [Miquissone], Bernard [Morrison] and Chris [Mugalu], are some of the players who can give you results at any time due to their great potential, especially if they enter with great caution to ensure they do not concede an early goal as was the case in the first game.”
Kaizer Chiefs will be looking to reach the Caf Champions League semi-finals while Simba SC are keen to make a comeback when the two sides clash in Dar es Salaam.
Daily Monitor
Saturday May 22 2021
Tough task: Lwanga and his Red Devils of Tanzania will need more than just hard work to overturn a 4-0 aggregate in Dar es Salaam today. PHOTO/AGENCIES
Summary
Whereas Sundowns’ job is tough, Tanzanian club Simba and Cranes defensive midfielder Taddeo Lwanga have a harder task to overturn a 4-0 deficit against Kaizer Chiefs in Dar es Salaam.
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Denis Onyango was at fault for the second goal that condemned his South African club Mamelodi Sundowns to a 2-0 first leg Caf Champions League quarterfinal defeat away to holders Al Ahly last Saturday.
But Onyango’s co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi believes Sundowns can capitalise on the loose backline of the Egyptian record champions and overturn the deficit in Pretoria today.
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