It is for this reason that we have decided to be ambassadors of our country through football. There was a space on our jersey and we decided to put a logo as well as our new slogan Visit Tanzania. We will be using these jerseys in the Caf Champions League group stage.
The CEO has further revealed the agenda will be pushed through other platforms as well as the club s merchandise throughout the continental competition. We will play AS Vita in DR Congo, Al-Merrikh in Sudan as well as Al Ahly in Egypt, and we will also have three home games against the aforementioned teams, Gonzalez added.
The tournament also gave new Simba coach Da Rosa the opportunity to gauge his squad and he has admitted they are now ready to conquer the Caf Champions League and also retain the Mainland Premier League title.
“I am very happy to all my players for giving their best and I think we are on a good way to continue our campaign for both Champions League and Premier league assignments,” Da Rosa said as quoted by
“This game against TP Mazembe was much better than the previous as we improved defensively and I can see a good future.”
On her part, Simba CEO Barbara Gonzalez revealed the main reason for staging the competition was to give the new coach a chance to examine his squad before they embark on their Champions League and league assignments.
We had expected to complete his signing earlier but now that DR Congo have qualified to the last eight of the competition, we cannot do it. If we push and sign him, he will automatically be disqualified from the competition because it is meant for players who are plying trade in their respective domestic leagues. Now that DR Congo are in quarters, maybe we wait until early February before we seal his services.
The 30-year-old has also told off rivals Yanga SC, who are still pushing for the club to be punished for signing Ghanaian forward Bernard Morrison, who they claim had a legit running contract.
The burly striker was then unveiled three days later after the Caf assignment but according to the club’s CEO Barbara Gonzalez, they are yet to get his clearance from Zimbabwe.
“The Zimbabwean federation has been very slow in terms of confirming and responding to this but I believe that between the next two or three days it may arrive,” Gonzalez told
Goal.
Gonzalez further confirmed they have already received the transfer certificates for the other new signings.
“We are still waiting for the ITC to arrive, we have already completed everything on our part, especially on the network, so it is upon Zimbabwe federation to speed up the process, she added.
We have so many hopes on you. Our target [this season] is to successfully defend our Tanzania Mainland League title, reach the quarter-finals of the Caf Champions League and defend the FA Cup. I am confident you will ensure Simba fans will continue walking heads up and proudly be associated with the team.
Welcome to SIMBA Coach DIDIER! Tuna matarajio makubwa sana kutoka kwako. Malengo yetu ni kutetea ubingwa wa Ligi Kuu, kufika robo fainali ya Ligi ya Mabingwa Afrika na kutetea kombe la FA. Naamini utahakikisha wanasimba tujivunie na kutembea vifua mbele! #NguvuMojapic.twitter.com/7LvCOSGPoJ Barbara Gonzalez (@bvrbvra) January 24, 2021