Simba SC coach Patrick Aussems is happy his players are ready to fight for positions in the starting squad.
This is after the Tanzanian Mainland champions laboured to a 1-0 win against Mashujaa FC in a friendly played at Lake Tanganyika ground on Monday.
Sudan import Sharaf Shiboub scored the all-important goal after coming on as a second-half substitute in the 56th minute to help Simba maintain their unbeaten start to the season.
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But speaking after the match, the Belgian coach was delighted to have only used one regular player from the starting squad with the rest being the unused subs.