Dar es Salaam, April 13 -- DAR ES SALAAM – Ah! Just in case you missed it because you were dodging potholes in Ilala or emotionally recovering from the latest Tanesco blackout, hear this out! Simba SC has just pulled off what might be the greatest footballing heist since someone convinced Arsenal they could win the league.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Msimbazi Reds, having stumbled to a two-nil first-leg loss against Egypts Al Masry in the CAF Confederation Cup, decided theyd had enough.

Enough of excuses. Enough of painful post-match memes. Enough of stadium cats looking like theyve seen too much trauma. So, what did Simba do? Oh, just a little something called beast mode.

They woke up, shook the dust off their jerseys, and in the ...