Simba head coach Abdelhak Benchikha has said that it was not their goal to lose the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Al Ahly, which was played at Benjamin Mkapa stadium yesterday
The Algerian coach said they lacked focus in the end zone but also made mistakes that led them to lose a game they had every reason to win.
Benchikha has admitted that his team has lacked creativity in some areas, perhaps this is a message he has sent to the leadership
"I think we have a problem, we miss a lot of chances. Today we lost more than six chances, our teammates didn't create many chances but they used one"
"We also have a problem in some areas when talking about the quality of the players. We made changes but it didn't make a difference"
"Look at Al Ahly, the players who entered added more competition than those who were released"
"We still cannot give up, we will go to prepare and correct mistakes, I believe there is still a chance," said Benchikha
In that game, Benchikha started with Kibu Denis as a central striker keeping out the strikers signed in the small window Fredy Michael and Par Omar Jobe
Jobe entered the second half but did not show any difference in the attacking line
