Stellenbosch FC head coach Steve Barker has taken pleasure of their CAF Confederation Cup journey regardless of dropping out on a spot within the last.
The Cape Winelands outfit may sadly not overturn the 1-0 first leg deficit because the second leg tie towards Tanzania’s Simba SC on the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Sunday afternoon ended 0-0 in regulation and added time.
Barker took trip in his post-match interview to congratulate his South African counterpart Fadlu Davids on the opposition bench and likewise heaped large credit score to his gamers who he believes gave it their all on the afternoon.
“Yeah, look it’s clearly a troublesome one to take. I haven’t seen the replays [VAR],” Barker mentioned on SABC Sport.
“I’ve all the time wished VAR to be introduced in our personal league and sadly it’s gone a bit bit towards us, primarily final week, however congratulations to Simba very first thing. I want Fadlu, Darren and all of the South African contingent which might be with Simba the very best for the ultimate.
“We’ve tried every thing in {our capability} to attempt to get a objective, to attempt to at the very least take it to penalties.
“I can’t fault the hassle; I can’t fault the dedication. Clearly, the higher group created the higher probabilities. We had been on the entrance foot.
“However yeah, simply struggled to discover a technique to get a objective.
“I can’t fault the hassle. We’ve performed some actually large groups on the African continent whether or not or not it’s Simba, Zamalek, Berkane. I believe that we’ve proven that we will maintain our personal.
“I belief that we’ve made South Africa proud with our efforts to succeed in this far in our first season ever within the Confed.
“So, our journey ends, however I believe and imagine it’s a begin of many different journeys.”
