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El-Merreikh coach predicts tough match
2007-05-03 08:49:21
By Faraja Jube
El-Mrreikh coach Otto Pfister has predicted a tough game when his side will play hosts Yanga on Sunday in a Confederation Cup match at the Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza.
``It is going to be a tough game and we have 50-50 chances,`` he said when the team arrived in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
Pfister said although he was optimistic, he knew he had a tough opponent.
``I know Yanga very well, they are good,`` said the German tactician who took Togo to the 2006 World Cup finals.
Pfister, who has a one-year contract with El Merreikh, said he came with six professional players, some of them coming from Nigeria and Togo.
The team came with 21 players and 13 officials.
The Khartoum-based team are expected leave for Mwanza today ready for the match.
In 1973, Yanga suffered a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of El Merreikh and managed a 1-1 draw in the away match.
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