SIMBA SC STILL HAVE THE CHANCE FOR AL-AHLY IF THE TEAM IS PREPARED WELL.

The preparation should not only be tactical, but also psychological so that the players can realize that they can win in a difficult environment.

many fans left the field on Friday angry, not knowing who to blame after their Simba club lost 1-0 to Al Ahly in the first quarter-final match of the African Champions League.

it is clear that the memories that came to them after that game is their team's failure to cross the quarter-final stage and that the defeat has removed any hope in front of Al Ahly who have been a big obstacle for the Tanzanian football giants.

Simba has never eliminated Al Ahly from that or any other African competition, but it has been comforting itself with the result of a home victory which does not benefit it in the overall result because the big football giants in Africa get a good win at home and therefore always eliminate it  Simba in the competition.And this time, the Egyptian club has broken the tradition of losing the away game which puts it in a difficult situation while preparing for the return match.

as usual for teams from North Africa looking for an early goal, Al Ahly started strongly with the goal of getting a goal that would give them a break. It managed to get a goal within the first five minutes and thus played the remaining minutes without much worry.

Mistakes

it was no wonder that Simba dominated most of the game, with more than 60 percent possession for the remaining 80 minutes of the game. Simba dominated the midfield and the good thing is that they had possession of the ball inside the Arabs' half, but they could not use the chances they created.

If Kibu Dennis, Sadio Kanoute and Saido Ntibanzokiza had been careful in the first half, Simba could have been enjoying a different result than this one of losing 1-0 at home. it means that any opportunity available in such a big match, must be used fully and with great attention.

Kibu was the one who could open the doors of Al Ahly after he was dragged through a long pass and outran the Ahly defenders. But he lost his composure in the finish. when he was supposed to put the ball over the goalkeeper who was coming out of the goal, Kibu decided to shoot a big shot and the ball went over the goal.

Those mistakes were also closed by Kanoute and Saido despite the fact that the opportunities they got were not very sure.

usually, in front of a team from North Africa, such a result is the end of the journey, but football leads the world in unpredictability of results compared to other sports.

yes, Al Ahly may have hidden their edge and perhaps their quality was not of the usual level because some of their key players like Percy Tau had just recovered from their injuries, but that should not be a matter of disappointing Simba.

There is still chance 

Simba still has a chance to change the result and remove the ban of not going beyond the quarter-final stagethe fact that it dominated most of the game, created more than three open chances, protected its goalkeeper from being disturbed from time to time, gives hope that there is something Simba can do as it was in 2003 when Zamalek took the African championship by eliminating it with a penalty shootoutin Egypt.It once did for Mufurila Wanderers when they overturned a 4-0 defeat at home with a 5-0 away win.

.it is not easy to beat Al Ahly with 2-0 goals at their home in Egypt, but it is possible if the team is prepared well, not only tactically, but psychologically so that the players can realize that they can win in a difficult environment.

and psychologically it is with the fans to show that they have hope with their team. These interviews conducted with fans and online media can also have an impact on players.

Many show that they are disappointed that the team cannot move forward. in that environment, how do you expect the players to feel that they can change the outcome? It is very rare for the explanation that "the journey has ended there" to be a motivation for the players, maybe it is said by the opposing team.

therefore, preparation also involves the hope that leaders, fans and members have that something can be done away from home, let alone the methods and strategies of the coach and his technical bench.

the game of soccer gives the team a chance to wonder and that is why even the golden goal was removed. At that time, if the minutes were added and the team got a goal in the extra time, the match was ending there. But this was a cruelty that the game of football did not want.

and Simba has that chance to ask himself within a week. And if the answer is correct, then anything can happen in Egypt. Simba still has a chance.