Next week, September 30, 2023, Yanga will be fighting for a rare chance to advance to the group stage of the CAF Champions League in a rematch against Al Merrikh of Sudan
This is a very important game for Yanga to win or even get a draw to end the drought of not playing the group stage of the championship for more than 24 years
The referee given the task of overseeing the game is Tanguy Mebiani from Gabon
If Yanga is ahead with a 2-0 win in Rwanda, they are in a good position to advance to the group stage
Despite their position, Yanga head coach Miguel Gamondi said they are preparing fully and are not thinking about the results of the first game
Gamondi has said that his team has not yet qualified and he has asked his players not to falter because if they were able to score two goals away from home, even their opponents can do it in Dar es Salaam
Al Merrikh have started 'mind games' earlier where the other day there were reports from Rwanda that the team has removed 11 players from the squad as they are alleged to be psychologically unfit due to the ongoing war in their country Sudan
However these may be just tactics to make Yanga believe the second game will be easy for them
