Simba set Raja on sniper scope

ALL is set as Simba go head to head against Raja Casablanca in a last group C CAF Champions League match at Mohammed V Stadium in Morocco today.

The game has been timed to kick-off from 1:00 am.

Both sides have already sealed tickets to play in the quarterfinals of the continent’s biggest club football showpiece after scooping two top posts of the group.

A win by Simba drive them to 12 points after six matches thereby stamping a record of becoming the only side to upset the Moroccan giants in the unfolding group stage clashes.

On the other hand, Raja are eager to create a history of venturing into the last 8 without conceding a defeat and here is where the tense part of the game originate.

“We are set to face them and our target is to ensure that we step to the quarterfinals with heads up,” said Simba Head Coach Roberto Oliveira.

He added that the match gives them an opportunity to prepare for the last 8 duels insisting that a team they will face is likely going to be of the same caliber as Raja Casablanca.

Simba have just won one away match in the group stage campaign after outclassing Vipers 1-0 and have so far cherished a three-game straight run without tasting defeat.

However, in terms of scored goals, Raja have taken the command after scoring 14 goals in their five fixtures and have just conceded twice meaning that they also enjoy a good defensive status aside of having a sharp striking force.

The Reds sit on second slot as they have powered in 9 goals after five engagements and have seen their backline conceding four goals.

Third placed Horoya have fired 2 goals from their five matches, a thing which categorically means that they need to work out on a lasting solution to sort out goal-scoring woes they are experiencing.

To make it worse, the Guinea’s side have conceded 12 goals more than any other team so far in group C and the biggest defeat for them was a 7-0 upset they suffered from Simba at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam.

For Vipers who accommodate the bottom place in the group have just netted one goal from five assignments, the lowest than any other club in the unfolding group stage campaign of the champions league.

They have since let past 8 goals and have pocketed 2 points from the played five encounters which is not a perfect run for them in the contest.