Despite the rumors abounding about his future, until now Miguel Gamondi is still the coach of Yanga keeping his team's preparation plans in place for the first game of the Champions League group stage against Al Hilal
On November 27, Yanga will host Al Hilal in Benjamin Mkapa's match in a game that will be a revenge for Yanga
A 1-1 draw at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium on October 08 and a 1-0 defeat in the second game played in Khartoum, saw Yanga thrown out of the Champions League by Al Hilal in 2022 and Wananchi falling into the Cup of The federation that they went to play in the final
It is this memory that leads to two matches against Al Hilal in the groups being of special importance for Yanga
Yanga need all six points against Al Hilal whose home matches will be played in Libya
The good news for Yanga is that after playing consecutive matches, at least the players will have enough time to prepare for the game despite the fact that 10 players will still be missing due to national team duties
Djiguo Diarra (Mali), Khalid Aucho (Uganda), Prince Dube (Zimbabwe), Duke Abuya (Kenya), Kennedy Musonda and Clatous Chama (Zambia), have joined Ibrahim Bacca, Dickson Job, Mudathir Yahya and Clement Mzize who were named Tanzania national team
Initially, the schedule was showing that before facing Al Hilal, Yanga should have played a Premier League match against Fountain Gate, however, the game has been moved forward to give Yahga a chance to prepare for the Champions League game
