Simba Wampa “Thank You” Kocha Benchikha

Simba Wampa “Thank You” Kocha Benchikha

The Simba Club has officially announced the departure of its Algerian coach Abdelhak Benchikha after only five months since he joined the Reds of Msimbazi.

Simba parted ways with Benchika just one day after the Algerian won the Union Cup with a 1-0 win against Azam FC last night at the New Amaan Complex, Zanzíbar.

He arrived at the end of November and signed a two-year contract on November 28 before enabling the team to reach the Robó Final of the African Champions League where they were defeated by the defending champions, Al Ahly.

But Simba were eliminated in the Round of 16 of the Tanzania Football Federation Cup (TFF), a tournament now known as the CRDB Bank Federation Cup with a 6-5 penalty kick against the hosts, Mashujaa following a 1-1 draw at the Lake Tanganyika Stadium in Kigoma.

And in the Premier League so far, Simba is in third place with 46 points from 21 matches, behind Azam FC with 54 points and the defending champions, Yanga with 62 points after all teams have played 24 matches.

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