Simba SC head coach Patrick Aussems has explained why the club has lined up three friendly matches during the upcoming international break.
The Msimbazi Reds will face Kenya's Bandari FC on October 12 at National Stadium in Dar es Salaam before a date with Mashujaa FC two days later at Lake Tanganyika Stadium.
Simba will then encounter Burundian champions Aigle Noir on October 16 before resuming their league duties.
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“We can surely not be tactical enough because we are missing about six players who were included in their national teams now and as such it will be a chance for the players who have not been playing regularly to showcase what they have and can do,” Aussems told Daily News.