This archive report was first published on 17 September 2021.
On Saturday, Arta Solar 7, the Djibouti champions, will face off against Tusker FC, the Kenyan champions, in the CAF Champions League preliminary round return tie at Nyayo Stadium. The two teams played to a 1-1 draw in Djibouti last weekend.
Former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Alex Song played a pivotal role in midfield, while Sakho added punch in attack in the second half. Song believes that Tusker is a good team with good players and that they will need to stay concentrated throughout the game to win.
“We will try to concentrate on how we are playing and our structure and I believe we can get something from this game,” Song said in an interview with Capital Sport.
He added that they need to improve their finishing and that it is not an easy game, especially playing away. However, he believes that it is possible and that they will be ready to win the game.
Arta Solar 7 jetted into the country on Wednesday aboard a chartered flight and have been training at the Utalii Grounds. The team includes former Burkina Faso international Alain Traore, who scored a worldie freekick in the first leg, and former Cameroon number one Idris Kameni, who might be between the sticks in the return tie in Nairobi.
Looking back at the first leg, Song and Sakho both believe they should have gone for the win, but believe a draw was a fair result after all. Sakho praised Tusker's players, saying that the number 4 (Apollo Otieno) and number 16 (Jackson Macharia) were really good.
“It was a very difficult game because Tusker showed that they are a good team with good players. The number 4 (Apollo Otieno) really disturbed us in midfield,” Sakho said.
