Tanzania coach Etienne Ndayiragije has blamed missed chances for the team’s 1-0 defeat against Burundi in the international friendly played at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium on Sunday.
The Swallows put up a brave fight in front of the home fans and were eventually rewarded with a late goal when burly striker Saidi Ntibazonkiza found space outside the 18-yard area and unleashed a fierce shot which goalkeeper David Mapigano could not keep out.
“We had a big problem to score goals, we wanted to force and score goals which is not acceptable because our shooting was not accurate and if I look at the game, in the first half we dominated them very well but shot on target we had one, which was very worrying,” Ndayiragije told reporters after the game.