Simba SC head coach admits scoring drought, seeks to work on it t

Oliveira thinks that the club lately garners hard-fought wins.

The Brazilian gaffer disclosed that he realizes there is still a problem in his squad's attacking line, and that is why he continues to work on solving the problem.

The weakness now bothers the Msimbazi Street side's technical bench and the supporters.

He said despite experiencing weakness in finishing, his team has shown improvement day by day.

According to the gaffer, he was, as a result, able to have his side come out with good results in the premier continental club tournament's tie held in an away stadium.

Simba SC came up against Uganda's Vipers SC in the 2022/23 CAF Champions League’s Group C clash at St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende in Kampala on Saturday, cruising to a valuable 1-0 victory.

Oliveira revealed: "Despite garnering the away win, we have a problem in the final third. Some of the opportunities we create are lost, that hurts everyone among us and we keep working on it even though we already know where we are starting from."

Despite struggling to score goals in the ongoing CAF Champions League, Simba SC boasts the highest scoring record in the 2022/23 NBC Premier League.

The Brazilian noted: "In all tournaments, in which we are taking part, we need goals, especially in the CAF tournament, we need to score more because it may come to a point where goal difference will decide the fate of our group, something we want to avoid being eliminated that way."

"So we have to work on that, we have explained the benefits of scoring goals to all players and finally we will go to the training ground to put it into practice," Oliveira added.

The 62-year-old coach has so far led Simba SC in six games, three in the NBC Premier League and three in the 2022/23 CAF Champions League, with the club recording a total of six goals, which is an average of one goal per game.

Simba SC is currently preparing for this season's Azam Sports Federation Cup (ASFC) Round of 16's tie against African Sports of Tanga, which will be played in Dar es Salaam on Saturday.

After the fixture, Simba SC will have the task of fighting for qualification for the CAF Champions League quarterfinals, entertaining Vipers SC at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam on March 7.

The Msimbazi Street side will later travel to Morogoro to take on Mtibwa Sugar in an NBC Premier League match that will take place at Manungu Stadium on March 11.

Simba SC will, after the top-flight clash, start preparations for the round five game of CAF Champions League Group C, pitting the club against Guinea's Horoya Athletic Club in Dar es Salaam on March 18.

The previous tie bringing together the clubs, which took place at the General Lansana Conte Stadium in Conakry on February 11, ended with Simba SC conceding a 1-0 loss to Horoya Athletic Club.