While Azam FC says they wants the Football Federation Cup (TFF), popularly known as the FA Cup, Mtibwa Sugar has said it does not need it because their goal is to fight to remain in the Premier League
Speaking the other day after the round of 16 match against Azam FC, the Mtibwa Sugar captain, Oscar Masai, said they did not pay much attention to the game because their minds were on the next Tanzania Mainland Premier League match against Geita Gold which will be played at Nyankumbu Stadium, April 13, this year
In that match in which Mtibwa was beaten 3-0, the central defender said their coach, Zuberi Katwila told them to play for the joy of football and not to rush too much because they could cause injuries and be dangerous for the next game
"We started conceding an early goal, we weren't ready, we started too low, they used that chance to score"
"This match was a preparation for the next Premier League game because that's where we focus a lot, we are fighting to avoid relegation"
"Our teacher told us to come and play the match but to 'wait' and not to 'take our eyes off' too much and the players got injured because our biggest goals are in the Premier League," said Masai
Azam FC coach, Youssouph Dabo, said his players did not play well in the game instead each one played individually
"In addition to winning, but the team was not good, it is normal sometimes for these kinds of games," said the coach
And one of the scorers of one of the three goals that took Azam to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, Abdul Selemani Sopu, said their goal is to win the championship and nothing else
"We knew that this is not a league, this is the FA Cup, if you lose you are eliminated, it is a match that only needs a win, and that is what we prepared for, that is why we started at a high speed, the goal is to get an early goal and it really happened that way Our goal is to win the FA Cup," said Sopu
Azam's other goals were scored by Feisal salum, Ayoub Lyanga.
