Sunday, 28 February 2016

Yanga coach downplays APR prowess

Yanga Fans follow through match against Cercle de Joachim at the National Stadium in Dar es salaam last saturday. Yanga won 2-0.
 Yanga coach Hans van der Pluijm said he is not worried to meet Rwanda champions APR in the next round of the CAF Champions League after crossing over the Mauritius hurdle last Saturday.
 
Both Yanga and APR have advanced into the subsequent round of the CAF Champions League with resounding victories over their opponents. 
 
While Yanga dispatched Cercle de Joachim by an aggregate of 3-0 goals,  APR found a breakthrough of 4-2 over Swaziland’s Mbabane Swallows despite an away defeat in the opening leg.
 
Pluijm said every team that progresses to the next round is always faced with challenges and the tourney becomes   more difficulty but this is not for Yanga.
 
 Yanga, according to him has prepared to cross over every hurdle as on their way to the podium finish.
 
The coach boasted of quality players this season and he expect his side to advance into the lucrative last eight group phase.
 
 
"Yanga is prepared to meet whatever kind of opponent whether APR or any other team that has qualified to compete in the CAF League," said Pluijm.
 
 
He said Yanga would use a different approach in any match depending on its gravity and would post wins at home or away.
 
 
"Everyone believes that home matches are easy to win but this is not always the case as we beat the Mauritius team in both legs,” said the Yanga coach.
 
He said it is imperative the players must make use of every opportunity that comes their way as the tourney becomes more difficult as you advance.
 
In related development, Yanga skipper  Nadir Haroub said the match against APR will be a difficult to play as players of either side knows each other well.
 
He said the match against a Mauritius side was easy and that of |APR will be a tough one basing on the fact that the teams have played against each other in Kagame Cup several times.
 


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