The Comoro Island champion face an
uphill task, as they need to overturn a 5-1 defeat they suffered
in-front of their supporters in the first leg tie in Moroni last Sunday.
Goals from Justin Zullu, Simon Msuva, Obrey Chirwa, Amissi Tambwe and
Thaban Kamusoko apiece wrapped a massive win for George Lwandamina’s
side at the Stade de Moroni.
The Tanzanian champions, who returned
home from Moroni on Tuesday now have a comfortable lead to take into
what appears to be a mere formality return fixture. To eliminate Yanga
from the continental top tie tournament in club level, the visitors will
need to score four unanswered goals.
It will certainly be difficult for them,
especially with Yanga playing at home with thousands of their
supporters backing them. However, the Jangwani Street lads will go into
the match without the services of several key players -- Donald Ngoma
and Amis Tambwe, who are both nursing injuries.
They will also miss the service of their
Rwandese maestro midfielder Haruna Niyonzima, who is reportedly sick.
Commenting on the game, Yanga Assistant coach Juma Mwambusi insisted
that they will not get carried away by the mammoth first leg win. “It is
not over yet, we beat them at home and they can come with a different
approach
. What we need is to make sure we play
well and defend our lead, we have one leg in the next round, but we must
finish off the job,” he added. He promised a solid performance in the
reverse game, urging their supporters to flock the venue and cheer their
team.
The winner of the twolegged tie will
face the winner between Rwandan champions APR and Zanaco of Zambia, who
settled for a goalless draw in Lusaka last Saturday. The first round
ties will be played next month over two legs on the weekend of March
10-12, with the return match scheduled a week later.
The match official from Uganda, Alex
Muhabi Nsulumbi and his assistants Ronald Kakenya and Lee Okello and the
match commissioner from South Africa Monnyenyone Lucas Nhlapo, are
expected to jet in today.
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