Vice President of Yanga Arafat Haji has said that they have planned to erase the humiliation of teams from the North of the African continent in the Champions League group stage
Yanga, who are in group D, will play four matches against CR Belouizdad (Algeria) and Al Ahly (Egypt) at the group stage in a group that also includes the champions of Ghana, Medeama
"For a long time, African competitions (CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup) have been dominated by North African teams. Yanga will meet two teams from the North African region (Al Ahly and CR Belouizdad) gives us the opportunity to play with experienced teams"
"If we get out of that group we will have had very competitive matches. With the quality of our team, we believe we will cross the group stage and go to the next stage and our journey will continue to a stage where no Tanzanian team has ever reached this tournament of the African Champions League," Arafat
saidArafat, the success that has begun to be achieved now, is the result of a large investment made after the team came out of a difficult period. He said their mission is to do more to ensure that Yanga becomes one of the most respected clubs in African football
"Yanga went through a very difficult period in 2018-2019, I think that was a great lesson that has helped us to reorganize and the success we have achieved has not happened by accident. It is the fruit of the plans and strategies that we put in place to ensure that we get the team through and reach it away"
"For us, it is a great joy and comfort to see that our team has produced many players who are competing for CAF awards for last season's competitions. Yanga's success is Tanzania's success, that is why Yanga has produced many players for the Tanzanian national team." Taifa Stars', so you cannot separate Yanga from the success of the national team"
