Dar es Saalam, Nov. 23 -- TAIFA Stars 1-2 defeat against Libya in a neutral ground in Tunisia a few days ago should not have happened had the players stuck to the performance they had put up in the first half.
The result is partly a clear reflection of what I have repeatedly said in these columns, namely, the absence of friendly matches which help, quite considerably, in noting the weaknesses of the team and individual players.
After scoring the first goal, it was clear the players thought they had contained the Libyans. And, that allowed their opponents to raise their game and level the score, before they finished the game off.
Nothing hurts some of us than losing matches against teams which come from politically unstable countries, whi...