DR Congo’s TP Mazembe aims to dethrone reigning CAF Champions League champions, Al Ahly.
TP Mazembe faced a tough challenge during the first leg of the semi-final on Saturday, April 21.
Following the team’s training session in Cairo on Thursday, April 25, midfielder Augustine Oladapo shared his thoughts, emphasizing the significance of the upcoming match and expressing confidence in their ability to qualify.
“It’s a very big game. We know that Al Ahly is a very big team but we saw them in Lubumbashi (first leg), the way they play. We know it’s going to be a very different game in Cairo. But I think we are not scared, we are here to play football and we believe we will qualify here in Cairo.”
Al Ahly, as the defending champions, holds the advantage with a home game on Friday, April 26, boasting an unbeaten streak of 19 matches in the CAF Champions League.
TP Mazembe’s head coach, a former winner of the CAF Champions League with the team in 2010, maintains focus on their objective of securing a victory.
The match is scheduled to commence at 9 pm UTC +2.
The victor will confront either South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns or Tunisian side Esperance in the final, set to commence on May 18th.
