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Joshua Mutale & Hamza El Moussaoui, Simba SC vs RS Berkane, May 2025Backpagepix
Michael Madyira

Continental heartbreak for former Orlando Pirates coach Fadlu Davids as 10-man Simba SC surrender lead to lose Caf Confederation Cup final to RS Berkane

The Tanzanian giants appeared on course for a comeback at Zanzibar's Amaan Stadium on Sunday but ultimately fell short of victory.

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  • Simba hosted Berkane
  • It was the second leg of the Caf CC final
  • Berkane are the champions
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  • Jean Charles Ahoua, Simba SC, April 2025Simba SC

    WHAT HAPPENED?

    Going into this match trailing 2-0 from the first leg, Simba SC reduced arrears after just 15 minutes through Zambia international Joshua Mutale, who smashed home from an acute angle after being set up by Elie Mpanzu.

    Simba's efforts to successfully stage a comeback were dealt a blow when they went a man down when midfielder Yusuph Kagoma was red-carded five minutes into the second half.

    The Tanzanians also saw Fadlu Davids' assistant coach Darian Wilken seeing red.

    Towards the end, Simba thought they had drawn level through Steven Mukwala, but his headed goal was adjudged to have been scored from an offside position after a VAR check.

    The match was killed as a contest in stoppage time when substitute Soumaila Sidibe equalised for Berkane, leaving Simba needing to score three goals without reply to be crowned champions.

    It then ended 1-1 on the afternoon and 3-1 on aggregate in favour of Berkane, who now have three Confederation Cup titles.

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  • Fadlu Davids, Simba SCBackpage

    DAVIDS' FIRST CAF CC FINAL AS SOLE HEAD COACH

    This was Davids' first Caf Confederation Cup final as sole head coach of a club.

    During the 2021/22 season, he reached the final of this competition as Orlando Pirates co-coach with Mandla Ncikazi and, interestingly, they lost to Berkane via a penalty shootout.

  • Fadlu Davids of Simba SCBackpagepix

    THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Both this season's finals of Caf inter-club competitions have a South African flavour.

    Sunday's match had Simba boasting of a head coach, Davids, who had compatriots Darian Wilken, goalkeeper's coach Wayne Sandilands, as well as strengthening and conditioning coach Riedoh Berdien as part of his backroom staff.

    However, the defeat to Berkane denies Simba an opportunity to finish the season with a treble, as they are still contesting for the Tanzanian league title as well as the Tanzanian Federation Cup.

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  • BerkaneBerkane media

    WHAT NEXT?

    This marked the end of this season's Confederation Cup and Simba have already claimed a ticket to play Caf Champions League football next season after confirming a top-two position in the Tanzanian league with four games to go.

    Berkane will also be in the Champions League after being crowned the Morocco Botola Pro League champions.

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