Samartex is not afraid of Raja – Coach Amadu

Samartex FC head coach Nurudeen Amadu says the club is not afraid of Moroccan side Raja Casablanca, who they will face in the second round of the preliminary round of the ongoing CAF Champions League in September.

Coach Amadu said this after leading his team to a 2-0 aggregate victory over Cameroonian champions Victoria United, setting up a match against the three-time Champions League winners.

Raja won 7-1 against the Nigerian team Association Sportive de la GardeNationaleNigérienne (AS GNN).

In his post-match press conference, coach Amadu attributed Samartex's narrow victory to wastefulness in front of goal.

“We should have decided the game in the first half, where we played very well and created many chances. We were wasteful. If we had taken at least three of the numerous chances we had, the game would have been decided.”

When asked about the dangers of the match against Raja Casablanca, coach Nurudeen Amadu explained that he and his team are not afraid of the result.

“Raja Casablanca cannot intimidate with seven goals

us; this is football and anything can happen. We know it will be a very tough game, but we are ready for the task.”

For him, nothing is impossible in football and with the right attitude and mentality, it was possible to beat Raja.

“We just have to do our best, correct our mistakes from this game and implement the corrections in the next game.”

He explained that the two games against the Cameroonians were tough, especially the return match last Sunday.

“They came like wounded lions and very strong, to see if they could turn things around, but it didn't happen. We were very tactical and that helped us.”

BY RAYMOND ACKUMEY