Tanzania’s Yanga SC will be out to start their CAF Confederation Cup semis campaign on a high when they host South Afrca’s Marumo Gallants at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium starting from 4 PM for the first leg of the semifinal encounter.For the first time ever, the Tanzanian side made it to a continental semi-final after they edged out Nigeria’s Rivers United in the quarterfinals.##NAJAVA_MECA_7247246##Despite their poor run in their local league, Marumo Gallants under the stewardship of former Gor Mahia coach Dylan Kerr beat 2019/20 campaign finalists Pyramids 1-0 in the quarters to advance.One of the most interesting aspects of the upcoming Yanga vs Marumo clash is the return of coach Kerr to Tanzania. Kerr had a stint coaching Yanga’s bitter rivals Simba in the 2015-2016 season and will now lead Marumo as an ‘enemy’.It will be a match that is sure to draw plenty of attention from football fans across the continent just like the clash between the other first-leg semi-final clash that sees Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas taking on Algeria’s USM Alger in Cote d’Ivoire.##NAJAVA_MECA_7247256##ASEC earned their place in the last four for the first time ever in the new dispensation of the competition, beating Tunisia’s US Monastir 2-0 in Abidjan. USM Alger progressed 4-3 on aggregate against Morocco’s AS FAR.The first leg matches of the semi-finals are scheduled for 10 May, with the return fixtures a week later. With so much at stake, African football fans are in for a treat as the continent’s top teams battle it out for a chance to win the continental title.
