Dar es Saalam, June 25 -- Taifa Stars head coach Emmanuel Amunike has cast the blame to players' nervousness for Tanzania's 2-0 loss to Senegal at June 30 Stadium in Cairo on Sunday.
Amunike whose side only returned to AFCON after a 39 year absence defended for long spells of the game and often lost possession of the ball easily to the opposition who were missing star player Sadio Mane because of suspension.
The former Nigeria and Barcelona forward told the media in Cairo moments after the game that his side was just nervous and inexperience cost them dearly.
"In this kind of tournament, experience matters a lot. Some of the players we have were nervous and the nervousness could show. We did a lot of mistakes especially in the first half...