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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>DR Congo’s TP Mazembe are on a mission to unseat the CAF Champions League defending champions al Ahly.<\/b><\/p>\n

TP Mazembe were held in check durind the first leg of the semi-final on Saturday (Apr. 21).<\/p>\n

After the squad’s training session in Cairo, Thursday (Apr. 25), midfielder Augustine Oladapo gave his impressions.<\/p>\n

“It’s a very big game. We know that Al Ahly is a very big team but we saw them in Lubumbashi (first leg), the way they play. We know it’s going to be a very different game in Cairo. But I think we are not scared, we are here to play football and we believe we will qualify here in Cairo.”<\/p>\n

Defending champions Al Ahly are favourites with home advantage on Friday (Apr. 26) and are unbeaten in 19 CAF Champions League matches.<\/p>\n

TP Mazembe head coach who won a CAF Champions League trophy with the team in 2010 remains set on his objective.<\/p>\n

“We are here to play a good match and maintain our chances of qualifying and it will be tough. The Al-Ahly team has great players with a lot of experience. We are ready for this, and I would like to stress once again that a football match will remain a football match.”<\/p>\n

The face-off that will kick off on 9 pm UTC +2.<\/p>\n

The winner will face either South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns or Tunisian side Esperance in the final starting on May 18th.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eritrea<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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