Ahead of their league clash against Power Dynamos on Sunday, Kenyan international Ian Otieno is hoping Zesco United can use the match to gain momentum ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup tie.Zesco kickstart their continental assignment with a clash against South African outfit Royal AM on Sunday 9 October after being handed a bye in the First Preliminary Round clash.18 year old footballer dies on the pitch after collapsing in SemeOtieno admitted that the weekend clash against Power Dynamos will give the side a taste of things to come in the CAF Confederation Cup Second Preliminary Round.“This is a big game in which one doesn’t need to say much because naturally, players come to the party knowing what a win means. I am pretty sure a victory will give us some good momentum as we head into CAF.We do respect Power Dynamos because they are not a pushover club but I believe we have the right ammunition and everyone at the club is working hard to be part of this game,” said Otieno.Zesco have blown hot and cold at the start of the Zambian Super League as they sit seventh having racked up eight points from five games and went into the international break having drawn against Green Eagles.##NAJAVA_MECA_6677427##Otieno likened their clash against Power Dynamos to a derby clash having only beaten them once in the last three games with the side beating Zesco at home last season.Ian Otieno draws praise from head coach after heroics“I think this game is always like a derby and everyone knows what is expected of them. Everyone knows what happened last season; we lost at home. But this season will be different because we have a strong team. We can only call on our supporters to come and support us because we are going to give it everything that we have.”The mood in the camp is very positive and everyone is happy to be on the team. I can just say that we will be taking this game seriously because after Sunday we will be playing in the CAF. I think Sunday’s game against Power Dynamos will give us a better picture of how ready we are to go to South Africa and get a positive result,” added Otieno.
