Young Africans coach Hans Van der Pluijm is upbeat his charges will emerge unscathed in their 1/16th round first leg clash away to Rwanda’s APR on Saturday in Kigali.
The Tanzanians, popularly referred to ‘Yanga’ arrived in the Rwandan capital, Kigali on Thursday morning, and the Dutchman immediately sent out a warning to their host that “we will be out to hurt them”.
The Tanzanians, popularly referred to ‘Yanga’ arrived in the Rwandan capital, Kigali on Thursday morning, and the Dutchman immediately sent out a warning to their host that “we will be out to hurt them”.
Van der Pluijm is no stranger to the premier continental club championship and proved his worth by guiding Ghanaian debutants, Berekum Chelsea to the last eight in 2012, narrowly missing out on a place at the last four.
The Dutchman has since failed to replicate the feat with Yanga, missing out on the group stage on their two previous attempts.
The 67-year old believes the real journey towards realising their dream of a place at the pool stage starts against regional rivals, APR this weekend, after dismissing Cercle de Joachim of Mauritius at the prelims.
“We want to win against APR. It will be tough game because we know we are facing a good side but we want good results away from home which will help us to eliminate them in Tanzania in order to qualify. We will give it our best.
“We are ready for the challenge and are determined to win. We want to move to the next round and we believe that by good performance we can reach far. We feel good about our chance to get good results in here.
The Dutchman has since failed to replicate the feat with Yanga, missing out on the group stage on their two previous attempts.
The 67-year old believes the real journey towards realising their dream of a place at the pool stage starts against regional rivals, APR this weekend, after dismissing Cercle de Joachim of Mauritius at the prelims.
“We want to win against APR. It will be tough game because we know we are facing a good side but we want good results away from home which will help us to eliminate them in Tanzania in order to qualify. We will give it our best.
“We are ready for the challenge and are determined to win. We want to move to the next round and we believe that by good performance we can reach far. We feel good about our chance to get good results in here.
“I’m sure we will come up against young and very experienced players but we have worked hard in training and hopefully, we shall get value for the hard work we have put in over the last few weeks,” said the Dutchman who spent near decade in Ghana having handled top sides such as Hearts of Lions and AshantiGold.
The fixture will see Rwandan captain Haruna Niyonzima and compatriot Mbuyu Twite, now with Yanga lining up against their former employers.
The return leg takes place on Saturday, 19 March 2016 at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
Fixtures
Saturday, 12 March 2016
Sundowns (South Africa) vs AC Leopards (Congo)
Stade Malien (Mali) vs Coton Sport (Cameroon)
Zesco United (Zambia) vs Horoya (Guinea)
APR (Rwanda) vs Young Africans (Tanzania)
Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa) vs ASEC Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire)
Club Africain (Tunisia) vs MO Bejaia (Algeria)
Wydad (Morocco) vs CNaPS (Madagascar)
Ahly Tripoli (Libya) vs El Hilal (Sudan)
Recreativo do Libolo (Angola) vs Ahly (Egypt)
The fixture will see Rwandan captain Haruna Niyonzima and compatriot Mbuyu Twite, now with Yanga lining up against their former employers.
The return leg takes place on Saturday, 19 March 2016 at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
Fixtures
Saturday, 12 March 2016
Sundowns (South Africa) vs AC Leopards (Congo)
Stade Malien (Mali) vs Coton Sport (Cameroon)
Zesco United (Zambia) vs Horoya (Guinea)
APR (Rwanda) vs Young Africans (Tanzania)
Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa) vs ASEC Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire)
Club Africain (Tunisia) vs MO Bejaia (Algeria)
Wydad (Morocco) vs CNaPS (Madagascar)
Ahly Tripoli (Libya) vs El Hilal (Sudan)
Recreativo do Libolo (Angola) vs Ahly (Egypt)
Sunday, 13 March 2016
AS Vita (DR Congo) vs Ferroviaro (Mozambique)
Warri Wolves (Nigeria) vs El Merreikh (Sudan)
Etoile du Congo (Congo) vs ES Setif (Algeria)
St George (Ethiopia) vs TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
Enyimba (Nigeria) vs Vital’O (Burundi)
OC Khouribga (Morocco) vs Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
Union Douala (Cameroon) vs Zamalek (Egypt)
Young Africans coach Hans Van der Pluijm is upbeat his charges will emerge unscathed in their 1/16th round first leg clash away to Rwanda’s APR on Saturday in Kigali.
The Tanzanians, popularly referred to ‘Yanga’ arrived in the Rwandan capital, Kigali on Thursday morning, and the Dutchman immediately sent out a warning to their host that “we will be out to hurt them”.
Van der Pluijm is no stranger to the premier continental club championship and proved his worth by guiding Ghanaian debutants, Berekum Chelsea to the last eight in 2012, narrowly missing out on a place at the last four.
The Dutchman has since failed to replicate the feat with Yanga, missing out on the group stage on their two previous attempts.
The 67-year old believes the real journey towards realising their dream of a place at the pool stage starts against regional rivals, APR this weekend, after dismissing Cercle de Joachim of Mauritius at the prelims.
AS Vita (DR Congo) vs Ferroviaro (Mozambique)
Warri Wolves (Nigeria) vs El Merreikh (Sudan)
Etoile du Congo (Congo) vs ES Setif (Algeria)
St George (Ethiopia) vs TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
Enyimba (Nigeria) vs Vital’O (Burundi)
OC Khouribga (Morocco) vs Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
Union Douala (Cameroon) vs Zamalek (Egypt)
Young Africans coach Hans Van der Pluijm is upbeat his charges will emerge unscathed in their 1/16th round first leg clash away to Rwanda’s APR on Saturday in Kigali.
The Tanzanians, popularly referred to ‘Yanga’ arrived in the Rwandan capital, Kigali on Thursday morning, and the Dutchman immediately sent out a warning to their host that “we will be out to hurt them”.
Van der Pluijm is no stranger to the premier continental club championship and proved his worth by guiding Ghanaian debutants, Berekum Chelsea to the last eight in 2012, narrowly missing out on a place at the last four.
The Dutchman has since failed to replicate the feat with Yanga, missing out on the group stage on their two previous attempts.
The 67-year old believes the real journey towards realising their dream of a place at the pool stage starts against regional rivals, APR this weekend, after dismissing Cercle de Joachim of Mauritius at the prelims.
“We want to win against APR. It will be tough game because we know we are facing a good side but we want good results away from home which will help us to eliminate them in Tanzania in order to qualify. We will give it our best.
“We are ready for the challenge and are determined to win. We want to move to the next round and we believe that by good performance we can reach far. We feel good about our chance to get good results in here.
“I’m sure we will come up against young and very experienced players but we have worked hard in training and hopefully, we shall get value for the hard work we have put in over the last few weeks,” said the Dutchman who spent near decade in Ghana having handled top sides such as Hearts of Lions and AshantiGold.
The fixture will see Rwandan captain Haruna Niyonzima and compatriot Mbuyu Twite, now with Yanga lining up against their former employers.
The return leg takes place on Saturday, 19 March 2016 at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
Fixtures
Saturday, 12 March 2016
Sundowns (South Africa) vs AC Leopards (Congo)
Stade Malien (Mali) vs Coton Sport (Cameroon)
Zesco United (Zambia) vs Horoya (Guinea)
APR (Rwanda) vs Young Africans (Tanzania)
Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa) vs ASEC Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire)
Club Africain (Tunisia) vs MO Bejaia (Algeria)
Wydad (Morocco) vs CNaPS (Madagascar)
Ahly Tripoli (Libya) vs El Hilal (Sudan)
Recreativo do Libolo (Angola) vs Ahly (Egypt)
“We are ready for the challenge and are determined to win. We want to move to the next round and we believe that by good performance we can reach far. We feel good about our chance to get good results in here.
“I’m sure we will come up against young and very experienced players but we have worked hard in training and hopefully, we shall get value for the hard work we have put in over the last few weeks,” said the Dutchman who spent near decade in Ghana having handled top sides such as Hearts of Lions and AshantiGold.
The fixture will see Rwandan captain Haruna Niyonzima and compatriot Mbuyu Twite, now with Yanga lining up against their former employers.
The return leg takes place on Saturday, 19 March 2016 at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
Fixtures
Saturday, 12 March 2016
Sundowns (South Africa) vs AC Leopards (Congo)
Stade Malien (Mali) vs Coton Sport (Cameroon)
Zesco United (Zambia) vs Horoya (Guinea)
APR (Rwanda) vs Young Africans (Tanzania)
Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa) vs ASEC Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire)
Club Africain (Tunisia) vs MO Bejaia (Algeria)
Wydad (Morocco) vs CNaPS (Madagascar)
Ahly Tripoli (Libya) vs El Hilal (Sudan)
Recreativo do Libolo (Angola) vs Ahly (Egypt)
Sunday, 13 March 2016
AS Vita (DR Congo) vs Ferroviaro (Mozambique)
Warri Wolves (Nigeria) vs El Merreikh (Sudan)
Etoile du Congo (Congo) vs ES Setif (Algeria)
St George (Ethiopia) vs TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
Enyimba (Nigeria) vs Vital’O (Burundi)
OC Khouribga (Morocco) vs Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
Union Douala (Cameroon) vs Zamalek (Egypt)
AS Vita (DR Congo) vs Ferroviaro (Mozambique)
Warri Wolves (Nigeria) vs El Merreikh (Sudan)
Etoile du Congo (Congo) vs ES Setif (Algeria)
St George (Ethiopia) vs TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
Enyimba (Nigeria) vs Vital’O (Burundi)
OC Khouribga (Morocco) vs Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
Union Douala (Cameroon) vs Zamalek (Egypt)
By: Cafonline.com
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