Hemed Suleiman, Tanzania’s coach blamed their draw against Zambia in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 on their lack of concentration.
Tanzania conceded late to share spoils with Zambia when they faced on Sunday evening at the Stade Laurent Pokou in San Pedro.
Hemed said they knew Zambia could be dangerous at any point in the game but they failed to hold on to the pressure and lost concentration.
“It was a difficult match. We started well by trying to push them. Then we quickly scored in the first quarter of an hour. But unfortunately, we were already trying to manage the match in the first half,” Hemed Suleiman explained.
“I knew this team. We followed them and analyzed them well. In football, teams with 10 players are often more dangerous. And we lacked concentration. Which cost us a goal in the last minute,”he explained after the game.
Tanzania have a game more to play in the group stage and with a point already, they can progress to the knockout stage with a win.
Hemed has promised an improved performance in the last game.
“We were going for 3 points but we are going to take the point. It’s football. We have a young team that continues to learn and progress game after game. Some players fell physically today but we will work on that. And certainly in the next match, we will be even better,” added the coach,” he ended.
