Young Africans (Yanga SC) coach Cedric Kaze has explained why his team failed to finish off Azam FC in normal time of their Mapinduzi Cup semi-final clash played on Monday in Arusha.
The Jangwani giants were forced to wait until after a penalty shoot-out to eliminate Azam, after the two teams were tied 1-1 in normal time.
Yanga had taken a deserved lead through Tusila Kisinda in the 51st minute but Obrey Chirwa levelled matters for the ‘Ice Cream Makers’ with a fine header four minutes later.
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The Belgian tactician, who is still unbeaten since joining Yanga as a replacement for Serbian Zlatko Krmpotic, has revealed his players deserved to win the game in normal time but they relaxed, which allowed Azam to hold them to a draw.