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Caf Champions League: Al Merrikh lost to Simba SC because of 'sabotage' – Clark alleges

The 48-year-old tactician hits out at the Msimbazi giants for mistreating them since they arrived in Dar es Salaam for the group tie

Al Merrikh coach Lee Clark has blamed sabotage from the home team for the 3-0 defeat against Simba SC in their Caf Champions League fixture on Tuesday.

The Red Devils suffered defeat at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium with goals from Luis Miquissone, Mohamed Hussein, and Chris Mugalu condemning them to another group defeat which left them lying at the bottom.

However, ahead of the match, the Sudanese outfit suffered a huge blow after it emerged eight of their starting players - Abdelrahman Isaac, Bakhit Khamis, Ahmed Abdelmoneim, Tajeddin Yaqoub, Ramadan Ajab, Tony Edjomariegwe, Bakri Al Madina, and Saif Ad Damazin – had tested positive for Covid-19 and could not start in the match.