AfricaPress-Tanzania: RUKWA’s Prisons’ assistant coach, Shaban Kazumba, has noted his team are keenly looking forward to coming up against Yanga in the round of 16 of this season’s Azam Sports Federation Cup.
Prisons progressed to the event’s round of 16, commanding 3-1 win over Sahare All Stars, now based in Manyara, in the competition’s fourth round tie, which took place at Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium in Arusha.
Kazumba had, before his squad’s match against Sahare, said that when they only knew that they would play against Yanga if they won, it boosted their morale as they wanted to lock horns with them.
“When my players knew we would play Yanga, if we would emerge victorious, their morale increased and now they will meet them in the next game,” he disclosed.
Kazumba said they want revenge after their previous encounter, a Premier League fixture, had seen them locked to a 1-1 draw.
He said he, thus, wants to see to it his squad wins the round of 16 clash and sail through to the quarterfinals.
“We are really eager to take on Yanga because they play a lot of football, they came to our home venue and we didn’t beat them, we will meet them in the next Azam Sports Federation Cup match,” he said.
Kazumba added that he does not see Yanga having the quality, which can help them get the better of Prisons, given that they have different approach.
“We will beat them by either two or three goals,” he noted.
Yanga advanced to the round of 16 after beating First Division League side, Ken Gold FC of Mbeya, 1-0 in a fourth round tie held at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
Yanga’s head coach Cedric Kaze said his players need to win the Azam Sports Federation Cup competition’s title this season and he will make sure they win every game until they qualify for the final.
“We need every trophy, we have started with the Mapinduzi Cup, we need to continue to work hard on the field for good results,” the coach disclosed.
This season’s Azam Sports Federation Cup’s quarterfinal stage match between Yanga and Prisons has been scheduled to take place on April 3-4 at Nelson Mandela Stadium, Sumbawanga.
