AfricaPress-Tanzania: TANZANIAN forward, Simon Msuva, who plays for Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca, believes Namungo FC and Simba SC have a great chance to do well in continental club tournaments, should they put in dedication.
Namungo FC on Wednesday lost 1-0 to Morocco’s Raja Casablanca in the former’s first fixture in this season’s CAF Confederation Cup’s Group D, held in Morocco last weekend.
Egypt’s Pyramid FC and Zambia’s Nkana are as well featuring in the group.
Simba SC leads the rest of the pack in CAF Champions League’s Group A, having notched victory in two fixtures and settling for barren draw in one.
Egypt’s Al Ahly, Sudan’s Al Merreikh and DR Congo’s AS Vita Club constitute the remainder of the group’s clubs.
Simba opened their quest for an impressive run in the tournament with 1-0 victory over AS Vita Club, the Tanzanian outfit went on to edge Al Ahly by similar score in the second fixture.
Al Merreikh later notched 0-0 draw with Simba.
Commenting on Namungo FC’s participation in the showpiece, Msuva said: “I have been closely following Tanzania’s representatives in continental tournaments, Simba and Namungo FC, I believe these teams will do well only if they fight from start to finish.”
He stated: “Namungo should not see themselves as strangers in the competition and fail to do well, determination is the most important thing in this tournament, they have good players who can help their squad garner success, I also congratulate them for the progress they have made.”
Simba are enjoying a perfect stint in both domestic top flight and CAF Champions League with Didier Gomes being the perfect man for the job as the club’s head coach.
Namungo are enjoying yet another breakout season, participating in CAF Confederation Cup on their second season in Premier League.
