Yanga head coach, Nasreddine Nabi said that they have not yet qualified for the semi-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup as their game against Rivers United is not over, there are still 90 minutes left
Nabi's statement came when he was interviewed by the media in Nigeria after the end of their first game of the Confederation Cup quarter-finals yesterday, Sunday, April 23, 2023, where Yanga emerged with a 2-0 victory. in the Godswill Akpabio stadium, all goals being scored by Fiston Mayele in the 73rd and 81st minute
"We are not here to joke, I know the Nigerian teams, getting results in Nigeria is very difficult, but we are serious about this competition. I have always told my players to try to get good results away from home before thinking about the results at home , that's what I did"
"Rivers is a good team, the Champions League competition in 2021/22, Rivers eliminated us in the early stages, there were many reasons but mostly our team was not at the quality we have now"
"We Africans know each other, this match is not over, there is still another return match in Tanzania in seven days, my first meeting with my players will be to emphasize that. I respect Rivers, the coach and all their players are good, but we have goals to go further in this competition," said Nabi
