Tanzania’s Mainland Premier League champions Young Africans (Yanga SC) kicked off their campaign in the CAF Champions League with a 2-0 away victory against ASAS of Djibouti on Sunday.
The Timu ya Mwananchi scored through Stephanie Aziz Ki and Kennedy Musonda, who netted in each half of the tense match. It is a good start in their campaign to do well in the Champions League with the top priority being to reach the tournament’s group stage.
Yanga, the finalists in the last season’s Confederation Cup, were on the front pedal in both halves of the game ensuring that at the sound of the final whistle, they should generate a comfortable win. A timely assist by full-back Joyce Lomalisa was well collected in the box by Aziz Ki who coolly struck it into the back of the net.
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Later in the second half, it was the turn of Zambian import, Musonda who sealed the business by scoring the second goal from a tight angle. However, the 2-0 lead remained unanswered until the final whistle of the match.
Yanga head coach Miguel Gamondi said after the game: “The first half was a bit difficult for us, though we managed to get an opener.”
The two teams will meet again at the same venue this Sunday.