Africa-Press – Tanzania. THE Tanzania envoys Simba have been pitted against Red Arrows of Zambia in a play-off stage to chase for a ticket to the CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF draw revealed on Tuesday.
Simba will start their campaign in Dar es Salaam in late November between 26th – 28th.
The return leg will be staged in Zambia in early December between 3rd – 5th. Simba clashed out in the CAF Champions League after a 3-1 loss to Jwaneng Galaxy at Benjamin Mkapa stadium in Dar es Salaam making an aggregate 3-3 but with superior away goal average benefited the Botswana envoys.
Other Tanzanian envoys are Biashara United, who wait for the return leg date against Al Ahly Tripoli of Libya following a few setbacks that made them fail to travel to Libya last weekend.
In the first leg, Biashara smashed 2-0 Tripoli at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium. The aggregate winner will play against Stade Malien of Mali, where the first leg will be staged in Bamako, Mali.
The draw for the 2021/22 CAF Confederation Cup Additional second Preliminary Round was conducted at CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday.
The 2021/22 CAF Confederation Cup Additional second Preliminary Round saw the 16 teams qualified from CAF Confederation Cup second Preliminary Round, facing the losing 16 teams from the CAF Champions League second Preliminary Round.
The draw involved the four highest-seeded teams of the Champions League (POT 1) and the four non-seeded teams of the Confederation Cup (POT 2).
One ball was drawn from Pot 1, and one ball will be drawn from Pot 2; the procedure was repeated four times. Another draw was done to determine the matches between the 12 seeded teams of Confederation Cup (POT 4) and the 12 lowest seeded teams of Champions League (POT 3). One ball was drawn from Pot 3, and one ball was drawn from Pot 4.
The procedure was repeated 12 times. Pot 1 had the four highestseeded teams of Champions League; TP Mazembe (DR Congo), Simba (Tanzania), Zanaco FC (Zambia) and Asec Mimosas (Ivory Coast).
Pot 2 had four non-seeded teams of Confederation, which are: GD Interclube (Angola), Binga FC (Mali), Marumo Gallants (South Africa) and Red Arrows (Zambia) Pot 3 had the 12 lowest seeded teams of Champions League, which are: FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania), AS Otohô (Republic of the Congo), Rivers United FC (Nigeria), LPRC Oilers (Libya), USGN FC (Nigeria).
Tusker FC (Kenya), APR FC (Rwanda), AS Maniema (DR Congo), Royal Leopards (Eswatini), Hearts of Oak (Ghana), Stade Malien (Mali), Al Ittihad (Libya). Pot 4 had 12 seeded teams of Confederation: RS Berkane (Morocco), Pyramids FC (Egypt), JS Kabylie (Algeria), Enyimba FC (Nigeria), CS Sfaxien (Tunisia), Coton Sport FC (Cameron), Orlando Pirates (South Africa), Al Masry (Egypt), Gor Mahia (Kenya), JS Saoura (Algeria), DCMP (DR Congo), Ahly Tripoli (Libya) or Biashara United (Tanzania).
Meanwhile, Simba have parted ways with Didier Gomes Da Rosa after the CAF Champions League exit last Sunday at Benjamin Mkapa in Dar es Salaam.
Thus, Thierry Hitimana will be coaching the team on an interim basis, with Selemani Matola serving as his assistant.
This was revealed yesterday through the Club’s website, which noted Simba Sports Club had accepted the resignation letter of Head Coach Didier Gomes da Rosa.
“After an in-depth discussion, both parties have mutually agreed on the terms of their separation. The club said Coach Thierry Hitimana will be the acting Head Coach, while Coach Selemani Matola remains his assistant.”
In addition to the above, the club has also made minor changes to the technical bench by amicably separating from the Goalkeeping Coach, Milton Nienov, and the Fitness Coach, Adel Zrane.
Simba thanked Coach Gomes and his departing colleagues for their success during their tenure with the Club and wished them all the best in their future endeavors.
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