Newly acquired Tusker FC right-back Daniel Sakari says that they are not afraid of the high profile names of their CAF Champions League preliminary round opponents As Arta Solar 7 have within their ranks.The Djibouti side is set to host Tusker in the first leg of the First Preliminary round on Saturday at the Gouled Stadium starting at 17:00hrs in a match which Ethiopian whistler Haileyesus Bazezew will be the centre referee assisted by Tigle Gizaw and Yebekal Alemayhu.Arta Solar have gained significant fame in recent years after acquiring players who have conquered European leagues in the prime years of their careers with the latest acquisition being Alain Traore who once shared the dressing room with former Harambee Stars skipper Dennis Oliech at Auxerre.Match Day.🆚| Arta Solar 7🏟️| El Hadj Hassan Gouled Stadium🇩🇯| Djibouti City 🕔| 5pm EAT🏆| CAF Champions League.#KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/3mBluL2ugO— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) September 11, 2021 The club had earlier shipped in former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Alex Song, long-serving Cameroon goalkeeper Carlos Kameni and have former West Ham forward Diafra Sakho.Despite the big names, Sakari who joined the champions last week from Kariobangi Sharks is confident that they will upset the home side and have an upper hand in sailing to the next round.The overlapping full-back expressed hope that they will pick from where Kariobangi Sharks left in 2018 as the former Cup holders mauled the Djibouti side 9-1 on aggregate. The right-back who has amassed continental experience courtesy of his exploits with the national team will be making his debut in the CAF inter-club competitions.Other players who boast of continental exposure in the squad are Boniface Muchiri, Patrick Matasi, Emery Mvuyekure, Eugene Asike, Clyde Senaji, Humphrey Mieno and Charles Momanyi. 💪| Training at the El Hadj Hassan Gouled Stadium in Djibouti City.#KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/yMCswyYCjg— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) September 10, 2021 “We have prepared well for the clash. We are not afraid of the big names our opponents boast of. We are actually happy to face them and beat them,” said the former Kakamega Homeboyz man.Tusker who had been camping in Mombasa in preparation for the clash left the country two days ago in batches. Ahead of the match, coach Robert Matano is likely to hand a number of his players their debut if the composition of the 19-man squad is anything to go by.Matano travelled with ten of the new signings and will be in contention for playing time.
