Singida Fountain Gate FC failed to qualify for the Group Stage of this season's CAF Confederation Cup, rueing individual mistakes for the 4-1 mauling to 10-men Future FC of Egypt in the return leg of the Second Preliminary Round in Cairo on Sunday.
Gomes was present at Al-Salam Stadium in Cairo as the Tanzanian envoys, who took a slender 1-0 lead from the first leg played in Dar es Salaam, paid for costly mistakes as they were sent crashing out of the continental second-tier showdown in their debut appearance in CAF inter-club competitions.
Reliable sources within the club have confirmed that the French coach has already agreed with Singida Fountain Gate FC's management.
If successful, and once Gomes is pleased with the terms and conditions, will sign a contract to lead the team in Premier League games and other domestic championships.
Club leaders deem Gomes worthy to take the reins left by German coach Ernst Middendorp who left due to disagreements with his employers and the team is therefore temporarily under Burundian Technical Director Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo.
Gomes boasts the experience in Premier League after leading Simba SC to 37 games- 27 wins, five draws, and five losses in all competitions.
He steered the Msimbazi Street club to lift two titles, the Premier League and Azam Sports Federation Cup, and, for that matter, comes with a vast resume to Singida Fountain Gate FC.
Singida Fountain Gate FC’s Information Officer, Hussein Masanza, admitted that he was present for the club's talks with some coaches, including Gomes, for the vacant head coach role.
"Everyone understands that the head coach's position is open and the leaders are in talks with various coaches, we are mainly looking for a coach who knows Tanzanian football and the one that can take us to continental showdowns the next season," Masanza disclosed.
He added that his club will continue to be coached by Nsanzurwimo until it successfully finds a head coach who meets the criteria and reaches various agreements.
Da Rosa is an experienced tactician especially on the African football scene, having taken charge of Rayon Sports (Rwanda), Coton Sport (Cameroon), CS Constantine and JSM Skikda (Algeria), Ethiopia's Coffee FC, Horoya AC of Guinea, as well as Egypt's Ismaily SC and Al Merrikh of Sudan.
He is a 2013 Rwanda Premier League winner with giants Rayon Sports and also helped Coton Sport become the champion in the Cameroon Premier League in 2014 and 2015.
The tactician also had several individual achievements as he was named the Best Coach in Cameroon in 2014 and won the third-best French coach in Africa in the Zarpa Awards in 2015.
The Singida Fountain Gate FC squad has already headed to Manungu, Turiani in Morogoro for the Premier League game against Mtibwa Sugar slated to be played at the Manungu Stadium yesterday.
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