The head coach of Simba, Abdelhak Benchikha, has said that he chose his team's camp to be in Zanzibar because his players get stability and a better chance to train for the quarter-final match of the African Champions League against Al Ahly to be played on March 29. this year at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Benchikha has said that the Zanzibar camp helps them train in the morning and at night, which is when they will play the international match and by doing so his players will get used to that environment
The coach has said that the training he is giving them is to prepare them to face Al Ahly's difficult team, apart from technical methods, he is also preparing his stars to be in a state of high physical fitness to withstand the hard work of the Egyptians who have a good history. in the championship
"We need to train twice a day, in the morning and at night to make a team that will give competition to Al Ahly, I needed to train at night, the time when our match with Al Ahly will be played so that the players get used to that environment"
Simba has set up a seven-day camp in Zanzibar where the squad will return to the mainland a few days before the game to be played next Friday
