Simba SC coach says they didn't underestimate Kaizer Chiefs - CAF Champions League

Chiefs ran riot at FNB Stadium on Saturday evening despite having just over 30% of ball possession with Eric Mathoho, a Samir Nurkovic brace and Leonardo Castro putting Amakhosi one foot into the semi-final.

The Tanzanian Premier League champions who beat Al Ahly to win Group A last played a game 18 days ago but Gomes is adamant it's neither that nor underestimating Chiefs due to their dismal domestic form.

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Former Highlands Park and Baroka defender Abdi Banda played for Simba prior to moving to South Africa

Selemani Matola - who played for SuperSport United - played for Simba and is now the assistant coach at the club

Mrisho Ngasa played for Simba before ultimately landing at Free State Stars in 2015

Nteze John Lungu was at Qwaqwa Stars in 1996 but is more famous for his time at Simba

Uhuru Seleman Mwambungu trained with both Black Aces and Jomo Cosmos but ended up playing for Royal Eagles and Mthatha Bucks. He had previously played for Simba

Yusuf Rwenda Macho played for Jomo Cosmos between 1996-98 and also played for Simba

Iddy Pazzi kept goals for Witbank Aces from 1995-96 having played for Simba

Bakari Malima was at Vaal Professionals in the 1996/97 season and went on to play for Simba

"It's not a good reason to explain why we lost today, we don't have an excuse, we weren't tough enough for this kind of match, it's very important to very aggressive particularly in the duels," Gomes said in the post-match press conference.

"Kaizer Chiefs, we knew very well, even if they're in a bad position in the local league. As I said before the match, Chiefs are a very good team, very good offensively and today they have done a clean sheet which proves they are solid.

"Even with their bad situation in the league, we didn't underestimate them."

The Tanzanian giants welcome Chiefs for the second leg in Dar es Salaam at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium on Saturday 22 May.

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