Stars won't settle for a draw
African Stars are aiming to fly the country's flag high next week, when the clash with a Comoros side in the second leg of their CAF Champions League preliminary.
African Stars plan on beating Comoros side Volcan Club de Moroni in the second leg of their Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League preliminary round tie on 5 December.
African Stars head coach Robert Nauseb said they have learned enough from their first encounter with the Comoros side and will now do everything in their power to win the match at home.
African Stars, the 2017/18 Namibia Premier League (NPL) and Debmarine Namibia Cup winners, drew 0-0 against Volcan Club de Moroni on Tuesday in Comoros.
Nauseb said they had a very tough game, as the conditions did not allow them to play the way they wanted.
“I'm happy to say that we managed to create early scoring chances which Obrie Omseb missed, but that was a good learning curve for all of us on the day, but we will have to improve come next week,” he said.
Nauseb added his team found it hard to adjust to the rainy conditions during training. However, when the game started it was completely sunny, which was a change the team was not accustomed to.
“The boys fought well to keep the score at 0-0. In the second half, we created three more chances, which Omseb and Edwin Korokuve failed to once again capitalise on,” said Nauseb.
The coach said he now knows what to expect from the Comoros club.
“Our game plan is to now attack them when they are here, as our stadium is bigger than their stadium in Comoros and the altitude will be against them. “One more advantage that we have is that our pitch allows the ball to bounce higher, compared to their pitch that holds the ball when it bounces. We will now use our advantage of speed on their slow players,” said Nauseb, adding they want to score an early goal next week. The winner between the two sides will either take on South Africa's Orlando Pirates or Seychelles' club Light Stars in the first round with matches scheduled for 14 to 23 December. The winner of this clash will then join other 14 sides, plus the defending champions, in the group stages of the 2018/19 Total CAF Champions League season.
This tournament is contested between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.
African Stars head coach Robert Nauseb said they have learned enough from their first encounter with the Comoros side and will now do everything in their power to win the match at home.
African Stars, the 2017/18 Namibia Premier League (NPL) and Debmarine Namibia Cup winners, drew 0-0 against Volcan Club de Moroni on Tuesday in Comoros.
Nauseb said they had a very tough game, as the conditions did not allow them to play the way they wanted.
“I'm happy to say that we managed to create early scoring chances which Obrie Omseb missed, but that was a good learning curve for all of us on the day, but we will have to improve come next week,” he said.
Nauseb added his team found it hard to adjust to the rainy conditions during training. However, when the game started it was completely sunny, which was a change the team was not accustomed to.
“The boys fought well to keep the score at 0-0. In the second half, we created three more chances, which Omseb and Edwin Korokuve failed to once again capitalise on,” said Nauseb.
The coach said he now knows what to expect from the Comoros club.
“Our game plan is to now attack them when they are here, as our stadium is bigger than their stadium in Comoros and the altitude will be against them. “One more advantage that we have is that our pitch allows the ball to bounce higher, compared to their pitch that holds the ball when it bounces. We will now use our advantage of speed on their slow players,” said Nauseb, adding they want to score an early goal next week. The winner between the two sides will either take on South Africa's Orlando Pirates or Seychelles' club Light Stars in the first round with matches scheduled for 14 to 23 December. The winner of this clash will then join other 14 sides, plus the defending champions, in the group stages of the 2018/19 Total CAF Champions League season.
This tournament is contested between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.
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