By Our Special Correspondent
Young Africans coach Miguel Gamondi said they have no pressure ahead of their second leg CAF Champions League (CAF CL) match against CBE at New Amaan Sports Complex in Zanzibar tomorrow.
The duo meet in a decisive second preliminary round game of the competition and the overall winner makes a breakthrough into CAF CL group stage.
Yanga go into the clash with a slim 1-0 lead they secured in the first leg duel at Abebe Bikila Stadium in Ethiopia last Saturday courtesy of Prince Dube who netted the solitary goal of the match.
"We have no pressure at all because we are playing at a good venue and we have at our disposal necessary things that will help us produce desired performance.
"As such, we need to be calm throughout the encounter knowing in advance that our opponents have nothing to lose and will try everything possible to get tangible away result, even a draw will be much better for them," he said.
He added: "It will not be an easy match but we have strong determination to qualify for the second CAF CL group stage in a row for the first time in Yanga's history.
"We have prepared just like any other game and this time, we had ample rest with the full squad unlike in the previous game in Ethiopia whereby other players joined us late from their national team duties.
"At least, we now have an idea on how our opponents play and this gives us enough information on how best to approach tomorrow's (today) encounter," he said while urging more Yanga fans to descend at the venue.
His center-back Ibrahim Bacca cemented that on behalf of his teammates, they are in positive frame of mind and are looking forward to the game.
"In our previous match, it is true that we missed several scoring opportunities but I believe that tomorrow, things will be much better to us and we will score when chances arise," he said.
For CBE, their coach Sisay Kebede said they are facing one of the biggest teams in Africa with quality players as such, they have to be cautious throughout the game in order to produce essential away win.
"We are aware that they play offensive football and always, they attack and defend together which is a good thing to them but, we are here to win the game and reach in the champions league group stage.
"Basing on this, we also need to attack and defend in a balance manner because we are already 1-0 down and we have to score to grab the much needed away victory.
"For us, we have experience in winning away games and we did so against a Ugandan team hence we are ready to use the same tactic to get positive result here," he remarked.
However, the Ethiopian side are making their first appearance in the champions league and are searching for a chance to cruise to the last-16.