Yanga SC coach cajoles his troops ahead of Sundowns clash

Yanga SC coach Angel Miguel Gamondi has challenged his charges to believe in themselves when facing Mamelodi Sundowns on Friday. He said this after overseeing his first training session in Pretoria on Tuesday. The giants will clash in the-led side loosened up hours after arriving in South Africa on Tuesday. Gamondi and Rulani Mokwena’s teams drew 0-0 in the first-leg encounter played last Saturday in Dar es Salaam.

He added that they would hit the next gear in training on Wednesday. The second-leg encounter will take place at . Gamondi added: “Tomorrow, we are starting more seriously. The team is doing well. We are trying to work with the injured players who are recovering.”Gamondi then urged his Yanga SC players to believe in themselves if they are to progress to the semifinals. His remarks are in respect of the fact that Sundowns appear the favourites on paper.

“Always, we believe. We need to believe and work hard. This is what is more important. We have a very good bunch of players who train hard and are serious. On Saturday at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, it was the commitment, enthusiasm, and courage that the players demonstrated that was impressive,” the Yanga SC mentor added.Gamondi hoped that the presence of Yanga SC fans who are traveling to Pretoria to watch the match would spur them on against Sundowns.

Yanga SC can proceed to the semifinals with any scoring draw, courtesy of the away goal rule. On the other hand, Sundowns need a win at all costs to sail through. The Tshwane side last won the CAF Champions League in 2016 when Pitso Mosimane was in charge.The other quarterfinal second-leg matches will see defending champions, Al Ahly, hosting Simba SC on Friday, also from Tanzania. The Egyptians won the first-leg game 1-0.

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