Simba Assistant coach, Selemani Matola said that they have gone to Ivory Coast for two jobs, to win the match to put themselves in a good position to advance to the quarter-finals of the CAF Champions League, but also to break the record of their opponents who have not lost any match in Group B
Simba is already in Ivory Coast landing on Tuesday evening and the squad is expected to train today Wednesday and Thursday before the day of the game, which will be played on Friday at Felix Stadium, Houphouel-Boign
Simba's assistant coach, Seleman Matola said the technical bench and the players are aware of the difficulty of the match and are well prepared for the team to get a positive result
He said the difficulty of Asec Mimosas is to get a good record in the championship by leading the group but they are prepared to break that record by not allowing to lose in that game
"We have looked at Asec Mimosas, soon we are going to play with a tough team, to continue its record, but on our side, we are well organized in the defense line to be careful with the opponents' attackers and our attackers are given the responsibilities to ensure that we reap important points in our game. "
"The return of our defender, Henock Inonga is a good thing because he is strengthening the defense in a game where we have to fight for points away from home," said Matola
In group B, Asec Mimosas leads with 10 points, Simba takes second place with 5 points, Jwaneng Galaxy has 4 points and Wydad Casablanca holds the tail in the group collecting three points