April 03 Simba played a Confederations Cup match against USGN at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium and advanced to the quarter-finals with a 4-0 victory now awaiting the Orlando Pirates in the first leg on April 17.
April 07 Simba traveled to Tanga to face Coastal Union in a game in which Simba emerged with a 2-1 victory
Yesterday they play again at the Ushirika Stadium to face the Polisi Tanzania in a game that luck was not on the side
Simba head coach Pablo Franco complained about the schedule early on as he knew it could affect his team
If it were not for his complaint the FA Cup match against Pamba would probably have been played on April 13
Yesterday in a game against Polisi Tanzania he was forced to make changes to eight players in the starting squad
There are those who blame him for putting out some players but I don't think it is right to blame him
Because these players are human, there are times when they get tired, the technical bench know players who are ready to play
