Bendera said in the interview with The Citizen, following the team promise to bring the trophy in the country and climb with it on the African highest mountain, Kilimanjaro.
He said that the 3-2 defeat to Algeria saddened both soccer fans and tourism stakeholders in Tanzania.
�We prayed for the Cote d�Ivoire to win the trophy and boost our tourism, but the luck was not on their side and they lost 3-2 to Algeria,� said Bendera.
He said that many Tanzanians hoped to see the team captain, Didier Drogba climb mountain Kilimanjaro with the trophy and as a campaign to boost both tourism and sports.
�Cote d�Ivoire was Tanzanian favourite team in the tournament, they failed to make it, we must accept it,� he said.
He said that Algeria played with determination, fought bravely and emerged victors at the end.
Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) Technical Director, Sunday Kayuni said that although the results saddened Tanzanian soccer fans, people should learn to accept that soccer is full of surprises.
He said that Algeria came from behind twice before posting the winner in the extra time.
�As a coach, that is normal, but we are sorry for the privileges that we could get from them did they win the trophy,� said Kayuni.
Meanwhile, The United against Malaria Tanzania has donated 260 mosquito nets to the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) for the national soccer team.
The organization donated the mosquito nets together with Arusha region based firm, A to Z in the briefly ceremony held yesterday at TFF headquarters in Dar es Salaam.
The organization country representative said that the nets is for senior team (Taifa Stars), Under 20 national soccer team, Ngorongoro Heroes, Women national soccer team (Twiga Stars) and under 17�s Serengeti Boys.
The firm country representative, Anna McCartney-Melstad said that they were proud to support TFF as they wanted to see all players free from malaria.
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Source:thecitizen.co.tz/
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