SIMBA SPORTS CLUB'S Quest
For A Historic Berth In The CAF Champions League Semifinals Came To A
Heartbreaking End As They Succumbed To A 3-0 Aggregate Defeat Against Reigning
Champions, Al Ahly.
The Decisive Blow Was
Dealt At The Cairo International Stadium On April 6, 2024, Where The Tanzanian Side
Fell 2-0 To The Egyptian Giants, Following Their 1-0 Loss In The First Leg At
The Benjamin Mkapa Stadium On March 29, 2024.
Despite Dominating Match
From The Outset And Fashioning Several Clear-Cut Opportunities, Simba's Attacking
Force Failed To Materialize Into Goals.
Burundian Midfielder, Saido
Ntibanzonkiza, Came Closest In The First Half, Only To See His Effort Thwarted
By Al Ahly Goalkeeper Oufa Shobeir.
Al Ahly's Scored First
Goal In The 47th Minute, Orchestrated By Anthony Modeste, Whose Good Pass Found
Amr El Solia To Slot Past Simba's Keeper, Ayoub Lakred.
Al Ahly Scored The
Second Goal Via A Late Penalty In Stoppage Time, Converted By Mahmoud Kahraba After
Che Fondoh Malone's Foul On Hussein El Shahat.
Simba's Head Coach, Abdelhak
Benchikha, Rang The Changes In A Bid To Alter The Course Of The Tie, But Al
Ahly Held Firm To Advance To The Semifinals.
This Marks The Sixth Time
For Simba Failing To Qualify For The CAF Competitions Semisfinals.
Among These, Four
Occurred In The CAF Champions League, And One In The CAF Confederation Cup.
Simba Reached The CAF
Champions League Quarterfinals In 2003, 2018/2019, 2022/2023, And 2023/2024.
In The CAF Confederation
Cup, Simba Made It To The Quarterfinals In 2021/2022.