Tusker FC head coach Julien Mette has challenged his players to learn from Singida Black Stars’ clinical approach after the Tanzanian side ended the Brewers’ CAF Confederation Cup campaign.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe French tactician believes the beer makers had enough opportunities across the two legs to eliminate Singida but paid the price for failing to convert them, despite producing a spirited performance in Sunday's return leg in Tanzania.Kenya’s representatives bowed out in the second preliminary round after drawing 1-1 at Azam Complex, with Singida advancing to the group stage on a 2-1 aggregate victory.##NAJAVA_MECA_10062780##Tusker travelled to Tanzania needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg in Nairobi but fell behind again in the 67th minute.Victor Mbaoma restored hope with an equaliser in the 81st minute, but the Brewers could not find the additional goal required to keep their continental ambitions alive.Speaking to the club's media after the match, the Mozzart Bet Cup-winning coach challenged his players to develop the ruthless finishing that proved decisive for their opponents.Millions Tusker will earn from CAF despite Confederation Cup exitHe argued that success in African competitions is not always determined by possession or attractive football.“I hope that, because we are a young team and the club has never reached the group stage, these guys will learn a lesson and come back stronger next year,” the Frenchman explained.“If we account for the opportunities in both the first and second legs, Singida had fewer chances than us. But this is the reality at the highest level. Harambee Stars attacker explains why he snubbed Gor Mahia for Nairobi UnitedIf you look at some of the teams that go very far in African competitions, it is not always about champagne football, numerous passes or dominance. When they get an opportunity, they take it 100 per cent.I think that is the main lesson we need to learn from this team. Tactically, there is nothing we need to learn from them, but some of their players can be ghosts for 80 minutes, and then, at the right moment when it matters most, they appear. I think that is something that can help our players improve,” he revealed.The former French footballer believes the difference between the two sides was not necessarily their overall quality but their ability to make decisive moments count, particularly after Tusker failed to capitalise on their chances in the first leg.##NAJAVA_MECA_10062742##Despite the disappointment of elimination, the 44-year-old said he was proud of his players' response in Tanzania, noting that their intensity and energy in the return leg demonstrated what they could have achieved had they maintained the same standards in Nairobi.The former FC Chambly Oise and FC Versailles coach also revealed that the players were devastated by the outcome, having entered the competition with ambitions of progressing beyond the preliminary rounds after winning the Mozzart Bet Cup in Kwale in June.Tusker had hoped to follow in the footsteps of Gor Mahia and Nairobi United to secure a place in the CAF Confederation Cup group stage, but their continental ambitions ended in Tanzania.Kenya U15 fight back twice to hold Niger, extend unbeaten run in Baku“I think they are very sad and disappointed, but I am proud of them today. There are no regrets about the way we played in this match. If we had played with the same intensity and energy in the first leg, we would have won by two or three goals,” the former French Ligue 2 coach opened up.“I still believe we were the better team, but some of our players did not perform well in the first leg. Today, all the players delivered top performances.I think that is what hurts them most because they feel they could have won. We put in a ghost performance in the first leg at home and were punished for it,” he added.##NAJAVA_MECA_10062748##The coach believes the disappointment can serve as motivation as the team continues to develop.Tusker will now turn their attention to domestic competitions as they seek to regroup and build on the lessons from their continental campaign.Singida, meanwhile, have secured a second successive appearance in the Confederation Cup group stage.STARS ABROAD: Ogam on target in Belgium as Ochieng, Anyembe featureThe Tanzanian side will now aim to improve on their previous campaign, when they finished at the bottom of their group with just one victory.