Mwadui FC coach Khalid Adam has admitted his charges struggled in their match against Yanga SC on Saturday.
The Shinyanga-based side lost the game by a solitary goal, which came in the sixth minute as a result of a quick move engineered by Haruna Niyonzima, who beat an advancing Jaffar Mohammed on the left flank.
Mohammed's cross was met by Ditram Nchimbi but the goalkeeper Mahmoud Amri saved Mwadui from the initial attack, before Balama Mapinduzi fired home shortly after.
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"We really struggled in the match, but I cannot blame my players at all," Adam told journalists after the match.