Despite taking an early lead courtesy of Fiston Abdoul Razak, Yanga caved in to allow the battling Polisi to snatch a late draw in the 89th minute after Pius Buswita levelled matters.
According to the club’s chairman of the technical committee Dominick Albinus, the draw against Polisi coupled with the team’s first defeat of the season against Coastal Union on Thursday forced the team’s management to crack the whip by sending home the entire technical bench.
“It was an agreement amongst ourselves [bosses] and everyone knew we needed to get good results and at the end of the day but what we have been getting are bad results which are not good,” Albinus said as quoted by
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Boniface Mwanjonde handled the ball in the danger zone and the referee awarded the 2019/20 semi-finalists a penalty. The Burundian rose for the occasion, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way and scored the only goal of the match.
Substitute Carlos Carlinhos had a chance of doubling the advantage but his attempt was saved by the goalkeeper. However, the Angolan was sent off with eight minutes to go after elbowing Mwanjonde.
Despite being a man less, Timu ya Wananchi held on to qualify for the fifth round of the competition.
2018/19 champions Azam FC laboured to a 1-0 win over Mbuni in another Cup game staged at Azam Complex, Chamazi in Dar es Salaam. The lone goal came in the 46th minute.