While Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) has vowed to beat Ethiopia’s Saint George FC and qualify for the CAF Champions League group stage, the Ethiopian giant’s coach declared that this team will be deploying a different strategy to win the game on Saturday.
(CAF Online)–Ethiopian flag bearers, Saint George FC, face a daunting task when they tackle Ugandan giants Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) in the return leg slated for Saturday, 17 March 2018 in Kampala. The two sides settled for a barren draw in the first leg last week in Addis Ababa.
A string of poor results in the domestic league coupled with a frustrating draw at home to KCCA has made the year 2018 rocky for the record Ethiopian champions. However, Saint George FC trainer Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto believes his charges have what it takes to progress to the group stages.
“We can find a lot of examples in the world of football as teams drawing at home and notching a victory away. What is important should be our focus on the game. The players and the whole team believe that we can sail through though it is a difficult match. KCCA at home is a very difficult team to play. Our preparations have been very strong,” the Portuguese said.
Vaz Pinto declared that the Horsemen will be deploying a different strategy for the return leg.
“In Kampala, we will for sure change some situations. Because the playing field is different, the team we are facing is different and the whole thing is different. We always work towards adapting to situations. We are going there to win the game.”
Saint George FC will be missing the service of star striker Salahdin Said. Salahdin’s season has been blighted by recurring injuries limiting his influence to a bit-part role, a sad situation that has forced Vaz Pinto to look to Malian-import Amara Malle and Ame Mohammed.
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