He will come in after the end of the ongoing season to start preparations for the new one. However, he will arrive in the country early and start the rebuilding process in regards to positions that need to be strengthened.
The 61-year-old former goalkeeper is experienced in African football having coached Hassania Agadir and Difaa El Jadidi of Morocco, ES Setif, US Alger, and CS Constantine - all from Algeria - Democratic Republic of Congo outfit Tout Puissant Mazembe.
He has won several competitions on the continent including the Algerian top-tier title, the Congolese league title as well as the 2016 Caf Super Cup with Mazembe, among others.
We used to have a better league back at home, Kenya, but since major sponsors pulled out, the quality went down a little. It is the reason why some people like us have come here to play football. There are other players back at home who are also watching us perform well in the league and want to come here as well.
The 29-year-old has further explained how the 21-time league champions have helped in marketing their football. Simba have played a major role in helping market Tanzania football. They have done so by winning big games consistently, Kahata continued.
By the time we were in their danger zone, they had already recovered and defended well.
Bahati has also explained why head coach George Lwandamina opted to make some changes after the break. We played well in the first half but did not take our chances owing to the aforementioned reason, he continued. More strikers were introduced to break down the Prisons side but we were not successful. Now we have to go back and work on our shortcomings to stand a chance of winning our next game. We still have time to make the team better and ensure we effectively compete.
I am not so much concerned with being called Babu. Fans can decide to call you anything but it does not concern me. My target was to come and help the team as much as possible and it is the most important thing. Every other thing to me is just noise. Currently, I do not know what they are saying but it is up to them. I have no problem at all. What matters is my performance on the pitch.
The experienced centre-back has further explained how his former teammates at K Ogalo helped him settle fast at Wekundu wa Msimbazi, and how it influenced him.
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