The Portuguese Ricardo Sabinto, coach of the Raja Athletic Football Team, explained that the latter played good matches during the recent period, despite failing to achieve victory except in one match, against Hassania Agadir, before confronting Congolese Maniema Inion, tomorrow, Saturday, for the second round of the tournament. Groups in the African Champions League competition.
Sabinto said in the press conference preceding the confrontation with Maniema: “We played good matches during the last period. We were better than all our opponents, despite the defeats we suffered.”
He added: “We were the best team in all the matches, but luck was not on our side, and we experienced this matter inside and outside our stadium.”
He concluded: “We are still competing for all the tournaments in which we participate. We believe in our chances and strive to win all the titles. Tomorrow’s match will not be easy. We will look for victory.”
Today, Friday, the “Green” team completed its preparations for the match by conducting its final training session on the floor of Kinshasa Stadium in the Congolese capital, amid an atmosphere of optimism and great determination to achieve victory in this match.
This confrontation is considered extremely important for the Rajawi team in order to achieve victory and obtain the three points to compensate for the stumble in the opening round after the defeat by the Royal Army by two goals to nothing.
“Hesport” indicated in a previous article that the “Green” team recovered Mohamed Zoraida, who was absent from the “Eagles” in the recent period, the Mauritanian Mohsen Bouda, and the Senegalese Ousmane Sakho, after they recovered from injury.
Raja will face its host, Maniema, tomorrow, Saturday, at the Martyrs’ Stadium at two o’clock after noon Morocco time, and immediately after that, the team will travel to South Africa to face Mamelodi Sundowns in the third round of the group stage.
