RABAT, Jan. 6 -- TAIFA Stars head coach Miguel Gamondi stood defiant in the aftermath of Tanzanias narrow AFCON exit, insisting his side has permanently shed its reputation as a continental ‘easy beat.

Following a disciplined, high-stakes 1-0 loss to hosts Morocco, the Argentine tactician praised his squad for a performance defined by tactical maturity and a refusal to be intimidated by the tournament favourites.

While Morocco enjoyed territorial dominance in front of a raucous home crowd, the statistics told the story of a remarkably balanced tactical duel.

“We defended with precision and limited a world-class Morocco side to just four shots on target,” Gamondi said in a post-match analysis.

“They had the ball...