Kenyan international Humphrey Mieno is relishing the prospect of facing former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Alexandre Song when his Tusker side takes on Arta Solar 7 in the CAF Champions League qualifiers.The Djibouti and Kenyan champions face off on Saturday 11 September at the El Hadj Hassan Gouled Stadium in a 5 PM kick-off.Speaking to Mozzart Sport, the former Gor Mahia player revealed that he is looking forward to face Song and spoke highly of the 34-year-old midfielder.59’| Doing what he does best in the middle of the pitch-Humphrey MienoTusker 1-0 AFC#TuskerVsAFC pic.twitter.com/DJtzEHHH4i— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) July 16, 2021 “Meeting a player like that is good because he comes with a lot of experience to that game, he brings good opposition and intelligence, I think his experience will really come in handy for his side,”“We have ways and plans to stop him but mostly it’s about stopping how the team plays not him as an individual,” said Mieno.The 31-year-old is likely to feature in the clash at the heart of midfield will battle Song who has graced the upper echelons of football having played in the World Cup and UEFA Champions League.Mieno however noted that he had foreseen himself facing Song one day in his career just not in club football but will not be overjoyed by the occasion. ⭐| Your player of the week for Matchday 25 Humphrey Mieno of @tusker_fc #BKPL pic.twitter.com/vIHYqJL07r— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) July 14, 2021 “I had thought about playing him in the past but I thought it would come in the national team set up, I just never thought it would happen at club level but facing him will be a good experience for me,”“I have faced good players before so I do not feel like this will be different I think we have a good squad that will pose a challenge to the side,” said the former AFC Leopards player.
