Following the defeat to Al Ahly, Yanga head coach Pedro Goncalves has said the team will return home to regroup and ensure they secure victory in the return leg scheduled for next week, January 31, in Dar es Salaam.
Goncalves noted that Yanga went into the match with a solid game plan but must accept that they faced a side with high-quality players who were able to capitalize on the few weaknesses that emerged during the contest.
"Our team is growing, and personally this is my first loss here. We needed to get a positive result, but it did not happen,"
"Our objective is to progress from this group stage and we can achieve it. No one gave us a chance after being drawn in a group with champions like Al Ahly, AS FAR and Kabylie,"
"We know that to reach that success we must beat big teams. It will not be easy, but we will fight," he said.
Despite the defeat, Yanga remain second in Group B with four points, while Al Ahly sit at the top with seven points.
