YOUNG Africans have intensified drills ahead of their decisive CAF Confederation Cup play-off second leg match against Club Africain in Tunisian capital on Wednesday.
The two sides meet to find a team that deserves to progress to the group stage of the competition, thus making the encounter a tense affair to both sides.
Yanga’s three-day brief camp they pitched at Sousse City is expected to end today when they travel to Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia where the decisive encounter will be staged.
The team’s players have already shown confidence to do better in the reverse leg while insisting that they both have a 50-50 opportunity to claim a crucial win on the day after a goalless draw in the first leg duel at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
“We are aware that the return leg game is set to be difficult but we have prepared for that and if God wishes, good results will go our way after the sound of the final whistle,” said skipper Bakari Mwamnyeto.
He then called on their supporters to back them up and pray for them insisting that though they are playing away, they have in their minds that millions of their fans at home are with them.
His colleague Khalid Aucho also reiterated that they are going to fight for the badge of the club and hopefully win the game from the away venue.
“The first leg outcome was not convincing to our fans…we know that they got disappointed but there is still another opportunity standing in front of us which we must use well to put smiles back on our faces,” noted the Ugandan midfielder.
In the same token, Assistant Coach Cedric Kaze also revealed that they have a 50 per cent opportunity to proceed into the group stage of the competition.
“We have realised that the away environment is set to be hostile but that does not scare us because our players are mature enough ready to withstand anything which comes on the way.
“Our priority is to engage the match with full confidence, respecting our opponents but at the same time, playing as a team while knowing that anything at the away turf can happen,” he said.
The Jangwani street giants, who are the only country’s envoys in the Confederation Cup, are seeking to earn a golden chance of reaching in the group stage after being dropped from the CAF Champions League.
They were bundled out by Al Hilal of Sudan on 2-1 aggregate loss.
