Yanga is on the hunt at Avic Town Kigamboni to prepare for the first leg of the Champions League starting at home against Rivers United of Nigeria
The first match will be played on September 12 at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium and the rematch will be played a week later in Nigeria
For the begining, Yanga is aiming to enter the group stage of the tournament. The historic champions have about 180 minutes to achieve that
If they pass through the preliminary stage, the first round they will play against the winner of the match between Fasil Ketema of Ethiopia against Al Hilal of Sudan
The last time Yanga played in a Champions League group stage was in 1998 when Yanga was among the eight teams that reached the quarter-finals when QF was played in group stage
The 2015/16 and 2017/18 seasons Yanga managed to compete in Group stages of the Confederations Cup in Africa
Yanga Head Coach Nasreddine Nabi continues to prepare his squad to ensure they start with a victory on September 12
