Despite having already qualified for the quarter-finals of the CAF Champions League, Al Hilal will not be easy when they meet Yanga on Sunday January 12 in the fifth round group A game
Yanga left the city of Dar es Salaam earlier today on their way to Mauritania via Istanbul, ready for the game that may decide Yanga's fate in competing for a ticket to qualify for the quarter finals
Yanga Information and Communication Manager Ali Kamwe has said that the players and the technical bench are aware of the difficulty of Sunday's game
"It may seem that the match will be easy because Al Hilal have already qualified but that is not the case. So far Al Hilal are sure to play in the quarter finals but they are not sure if they will lead the group"
"We all know the advantage of leading the group, in the quarter-finals you play against the team that finished second in the other group and you will start away from home and finish at home"
"The game against Yanga will be the last for Al Hilal to play at home. Their last match the groups will conclude against TP Mazembe DR Congo"
"So you will see how much they will need to win a game against us or get a draw to be sure of leading the group"
"But for our part, we need three points for this game and nothing else. So we are going to Mauritania while everyone is aware of the big task ahead of us," said Kamwe If Yanga emerge victorious against Al Hilal, then they will need another win of any kind at home against MC Alger to qualify for the quarter finals The final match against MC Alger will be played on January 18 at the Benjamin Mkapa stadium
