TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Match Day 5: Reactions from the coaches
Lunda Sul 0-0 RS Berkane
Morillo Silva - Deportivo Lunda Sol Coach:
“We had another game in which we were not lucky despite all the opportunities we made. But we are happy with the great experience we gained from participating in group stages. This will certainly enable us to do things differently, and better in the future.”
Moeen Al-Shaabani – RS Berkane Coach
“As I said before the game, the team we faced proved to be a difficult team. The weather also played its role during the match but in the end, we are happy to secure another point, which guarantees us first place in the group.”
Constantine Sports Club 3-0 CS Sfaxien
Khair al-Din Madoi - CS Constantine Coach:
“Congratulations to our fans who supported us despite the bad weather conditions. We have won this game deservedly and deserve to qualify for the quarterfinals. We have to finish our course well in our group by maintaining the first place. The task won't be easy in Tanzania in front of Simba, but we believe in our ability. After the draw for the group stage, no one thought we would qualify for the quarterfinals, but we proved that we have a team worthy of this competition."
Saad Al-Daridi - Sfaxien FC coach:
“We can't say we played well when we lost with such a margin. They deserve the win It is a good team and was the best physically and technically and they knew how to exploit the smallest gaps. We will continue to work hard and improve.”
Black Bulls 1 - 3 Zamalek SC
Giostochio Jenny - Black Bulls Coach
“I want to congratulate the two teams on the performance, it was an equal match, until Zamalek took advantage of the mistakes. We believe that we are developing, but the individual brilliance of Zamalek players decided the match.”
Christian Gross – Zamalek Coach
“We took control of the game and translated it into goals. I am happy with the performance, and I see that we have the ability to offer more in this competition. I spoke with the players quietly at half time in order to correct some errors, and I assured them that if these instructions are implemented, we will score”
Orapa United 2 – 1 USM Alger
Gadimang Tiiso - Orapa United coach:
“I am happy with the performance. We better and managed to score in the game, we are out of the qualifying race, but we are happy that this competition contributed to the development of our players. Our players will become better in the local league because they have played football at a high level.”
Nabil Maaloul – USM Alger coach:
"Our goal was to win this game. We knew that the opponent was stubborn at home, and this was evident during the match. Their level has improved since the first game, and we realised that this was going to happen. We wanted to put pressure on them in the first half and score an early goal, and that's what we did. Our players understood the plan well, and I'm happy with the to win”