Despite the win which set them up to reach the group stage for the first time in the club’s history, coach Morocco has cautioned his players not to celebrate yet and asked them to get ready for the return leg which will be played at the same venue.
“I think we should not celebrate yet because we have one more match to play against them,” Morocco said as quoted by
Daily News. “They are a good team not to be written off as such, we need to get back to correct our shortfalls prior to the return match.
“Even though we have won today [Sunday], there are many mistakes we made hence this is the time to correct them.
“Caf has ruled the two-legged fixture between Namungo and Primeiro de Agosto to be played in Tanzania,” read the statement from TFF.
“The decision has been reached after the Caf committee discovered neither Namungo nor Primeiro de Agosto were responsible in stopping the kick-off of the first leg which was postponed and was set for February 14.”
The statement continued: “All the two matches must be played in the next 72 hours, and must also be played before February 26 and according to the new roster, Primeiro de Agosto will be the home team for the first leg and they will cater for all the preparations for the match, including paying the match officials.”
Namungo chairman Hassan Zidadu has explained to
Goal what they went through in Angola and also confirmed three of their players and one official did not travel with them to Tanzania.
“We are not happy because we simply suffered in Angola without committing any crime,” Zidadu told
Goal on touching down at Julius Nyerere International Airport.
“We have suffered without any reason, we did not deserve what we went through in Luanda, we suffered and they [Angolan authorities] never gave us a good reason as to why we had to go through all those problems.
“Inside our hearts, we suffered a lot but we could do nothing, but I want to thank everyone in Tanzania for the prayers you accorded the team, we have arrived safely but three of our players and one official have remained behind to complete the mandatory Covid-19 regulations.”