SIMBA SC assistant coach Suleiman Matola is adamant there is a need for the club’s players to convert clear-cut chances.

The Msimbazi Street outfit on Tuesday secured a place in the revived Muungano Cup final after notching a 2-0 victory over Zanzibar‘s KVZ FC in the last-four encounter at New Amaan Complex in the Isles.

Simba SC goals were scored by forward Freddy Kouablan and right-back Israel Mwenda to end the Msimbazi Street outfit’s run of five games without a win.

Head coach Abdelhak Benchikha ignored rotation and fielded a strong squad against KVZ FC to have his outfit get back to winning ways.

Luis Miquissone and Ladaki Chasambi went out limping before the final whistle- with an assessment from the doctor being underway to identify whether they can feature in the final, according to Matola.

"It is true we are waiting for the medical report and to learn if we can have the pair for the finals, we had a good game, we were the better team,” the former Simba SC midfielder revealed.

“In the first half, we created many chances but we couldn't convert them although we had a goal, converting chances into goals is still a problem we still have days to work on it."

Simba SC began the Tuesday clash with a natural striker- unlike in past few games that had the team fielding a false nine in Saidi Ntibazonkiza.

The tactician noted: "Every match has a plan, there are games in which we play with a false nine and other games need a natural striker.”

He revealed: “We are pleased with what I have seen from Kouablan, scoring back-to-back goals will continue to boost his morale ahead of the season and we need those goals for the team."

"Ahead of the final we understand that we lost a finals match here during the Mapinduzi Cup final, that still runs in our head, we came here to win and we will make sure we prepare well for the match and do well in the final," Matola noted.

"These games will give us momentum ahead of our next games in the league, we will have many players ready from playing in different competitions and having a different mentality after restoring a win," Matola remarked.

Midfielder Fabrice Ngoma was voted Man of the Match following his fine displays in 90 minutes. Simba SC will play the final of the Muungano Cup slated for Saturday.