Tusker FC will be seeking to finish the job in the CAF Champions League first preliminary round when they host Djibouti’s Arta Solar 7 in the second leg clash at Nyayo National Stadium at 4 PM on Saturday.Tanzanian Ibrahim Joshua scored on his debut for Tusker but his goal could not help them bag all three points as he saw his goal cancelled out by Alain Traore just over a minute laterAhead of the return leg, Tusker’s head coach Robert Matano is upbeat that they will get a result and seal qualification to the next round by capitalizing on the home advantage, while at the same time maintaining that Arta Solar is a good team.”They are not a bad team. they have a lot of experience. We cannot underestimate them because we drew with them at their home ground. It will be tough like it was but we expect a win for us,” Matano said.Important one coming up tomorrow; The return leg of the CAF Champions League.#KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/lgqV4kFRyG— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) September 17, 2021 The experienced tactician also added that they have an advantage in numbers for the home clash, unlike in the away encounter where they had limited options even from the bench.He also went ahead to reveal that his squad is intact ahead of the game, with Ibrahim fit after picking up a knock in the first leg encounter in Djibouti.”We are a full house. We have all trained well and everyone is set. Ibrahim had a slight knock that he got in Djibouti but he is doing well, maybe he will start. We could have won the game in Djibouti but there were circumstances that hindered us slightly,””Now we are at home and we have rested. The players have the energy to play and desire to win that game. We were hoping to maintain the team as it was but we are a full house now so we might make some changes. In Djibouti, we were only 19 players and even substitution was hard. now we have options,” he added.💪| The boys enjoyed the final training session at Nyayo National Stadium today ahead of tomorrow’s vital clash against Arta Solar 7 in the second leg of the CAF Champions League preliminary round.#KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/A2LOQU7UOZ— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) September 17, 2021 Former Barcelona and Arsenal midfielder Alex Song is of the opinion that they will upset Tusker at home and pick all three points to proceed to the next stage.Speaking to Mozzart Sport, Song exuded confidence in his team’s ability to beat Tusker though he admitted that it will not be an easy game.”We are 100% confident but football is football we play against a good team we know it will not be an easy game because they (Tusker) are a good team, we will play our football and be relaxed and see what will happen,””This is a very big game for Djibouti and the team because we need to proceed and we have to manage this game well in order to ensure that the team will be there in the next round. I cannot really disclose the weak points we noted against them but we will work very hard because we know how they play and their weak points,” Song said.CAFCLQ: Song confident of a win against TuskerThe draw in Djibouti leaves the chances open for both teams though it slightly favours Tusker if they manage to keep their defensive shape like they did in the first leg.The experience of Boniface Muchiri, Patrick Matasi, Emery Mvuyekure, Eugene Asike, Clyde Senaji, Humphrey Mieno and Charles Momanyi at the continental level will come in handy for the FKFPL champions with Arta Solar boasting of some big names include former West Ham forward Diafra Sakho.Who will have the last laugh?
