Yanga on the lookout for the release of the CAF Cup – Sports

Dar es Salaam. All the eyes and ears of the country's football fans will be directed to the national stadium when the only representative of Tanzania in international competitions, the Young Africans, will face Gor Mahia of Kenya in a crucial Cup match of the Confederation of CAF

. Young Africans need victory to boost their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals of the tournament.

The Giants of Jangwani are currently placed at the bottom of Group D with one point after playing three matches. . The team has conceded eight goals and has not scored goals in all games.

Today 's meeting is a decisive match as the Dar es Salaam team only needs maximum points to stay looking for a place in the next step or bid farewell to their continental ambitions. Their bad shape was also affected by financial problems that saw players boycott training on unpaid bonuses after the 4-0 defeat against Gor Mahia in Nairobi a few days ago.

Mwinyi Zahera, the coach of Yanga in DR Congo. Two months ago, the Jangwani-based team hopes that its men will be able to revive their campaign by defeating their Kenyan rivals despite their problems.

"Our plans are in tatters because we could not train for nearly five days because of the economic difficulties facing the club as players demanded their salary and commitment fees." We know that this match against Gor Mahia is our only chance to revive the hope to move on to the next stage. It's a game to be won absolutely and we have to work hard to get there, "said Zahera.

Yanga resumed training last Wednesday after boycott days but Zahera thinks that they may be right Gor Mahia remain fully focused.The match will start at 19:00 and will be refereed by Mauritian referees Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall who will take charge of the debates on the field and badistants Cauvelet Louis Ralph Fabien and Akhtar Nawaz Rossaye

"Gor Mahia is a good team and we have to be ready for them … but given our condition, we can not promise anything more," he said.

Yanga is under form unknown since the departure of the Zambian coach George Lwandamina last April.In 15 matches, the morale of the players of the team is very high, following the decision of the CAF to release his two players The players are Deus Kaseke who joined the club from Singida United and Matheo Anthony who was not included in the Caf list originally.