Record Kenyan champions Gor Mahia landed a fiendish draw in the CAF Champions League but new head coach Leonardo Neiva believes the prospect of facing Al Ahly ‘is very good’.K’Ogalo were paired against Sudanese giants Al Merrikh in the Preliminary Round where a victory will see them face record CAF Champions League winners Al Ahly from Egypt.Kenyan forward scores for English side on debut after sealing moveThe Brazilian head coach revealed that drawing Al Ahly is a massive boost for Gor Mahia as it will hand the club’s young players a platform to showcase their talent.“The draw is very good for us because we have a very young squad, we’ve stayed for two years without international competitions. We will try to expose our youth talents to the highest level of African football. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8210017##“I’m also pleased about the North Africans coming, it’s a strong zone with a different concept about football but we’ll try our best, we can surprise our opponents, you remember Gor Mahia beat Zamalek in Nairobi. Of course it’s a tough match but we’ll try our best,” said Neiva.The 46-year-old tactician had a false start in his Gor Mahia tenure as they lost 1-0 to Red Arrows of Zambia in the on-going CECAFA Kagame Cup.Why Gor Mahia coach Leonardo Neiva will not miss APR vs El Merreikh clash tonightNeiva was however cautious not to get ahead of himself in the CAF Champions League as he noted that they have to first get past Al Merrikh.“Before Al Ahly, we should put all focus on Al Merrikh of Sudan, of course we hope to qualify to the next round then we can think of the next round.##NAJAVA_MECA_8209448##“Everyone knows that Al Ahly are very strong, they hold the record of the African Champions League but this is very good for us.“We were a little unlucky with the draw but football is like a surprise box and we will try our best,” noted Neiva.Gor Mahia will face Djibouti Telecom FC on Saturday 13 July as they hope to make the semi finals of the Kagame Cup.
