By Admin,
Etoile Sportive du Sahel are hosting Young Africans in the Confederation Cup on Saturday, in the return leg of their last 16 tie.
The Tunisians secured a precious 1-1 draw in Dar Es Salaam in the first leg, with a 47th minute effort from Med Amine Ben Amor cancelling Haruna Niyonzima’s early opener from the penalty spot.
And coach Faouzi Benzarti’s men will now bank on their impressive home record to extend their continental journey in front of their fans.
However Yanga have been buoyed that they were crowned Vodacom Tanzania premier league champions on Tuesday this week winning their 25th record league title.They might not have won away from home in the Caf Confederations cup but players led by captain Harun Cannavaro Haroub have vowed to make an impression away in Tunis.
Yanga’s top scorer Simon Msuva who has 17 goals to his name in the league has the onus of trying to get the elusive goals away from home as he partners with Mrisho Ngasa.The Tanzanians will be looking to cause an upset in Tunisia, knowing that they must either win or secure a draw while scoring at least twice to advance even though But Young Africans have failed to get a result on the road so far in the competition, suffering away defeats to Botswana Defence Force and FC Platinum..
Etoile’s last home defeat came on 30 November 2014, with the Sousse-based outfit currently enjoying a nine-match unbeaten run through all competitions.
The game will kick off at Stade Olympique de Sousse at 20h00 CAT on Saturday.
