Simba were forced to wait until the second half to produce a comeback with striker Chris Mugalu starting the goal rush in the 78th minute, before captain Bocco made it 2-1 in the 83rd minute and Ghanaian forward Bernard Morrison sealed the game with a beautifully taken effort in the 87th minute.
Bocco, who has now scored in every game he has featured for Simba since returning from injury, has told
Goal they will continue to fight for the title and will not leave any stone unturned in their quest to achieve some of the targets they set when the season started.
“We know it will not be an easy task to win the trophy because of the stiff competition every team is putting up, but I can assure you we are well organised and not afraid of any team we will be drawn to face in the quarter-finals.
“We have planned to play every game as a final to achieve our goal and in addition, we have also planned ways to motivate the players, the management is working on increasing the motivation within the squad in various ways including player bonuses being revised upwards as a way to push them to win the trophy.”
Marcel Kaheza scored a penalty for Polisi Tanzania to deny the hosts a clean sheet.
Azam s victory came just after they condemned Premier League rivals Yanga SC 1-0 a few days ago. The Ice-cream Makers have made the stride into the next knockout phase looking to win a trophy they last lifted in the 2018/19 season.
Meanwhile, Biashara United defeated Ruvu Shooting 4-1 in the other game. After a 1-1 draw at full-time, Biashara United went on to pick the win from the spot-kicks to book their place in the round of the last eight.
Simba won the cup last season and since they had lifted the league, the Caf Confederation Cup slot - which is guaranteed to the winner of the local competition - was given to Namungo FC by virtue of being finalists.