But it’s not just the mental boost which a point would give Chiefs; it would give them a better chance at making it out of Group C and into the quarter-finals.
For one thing, it would mean that if Horoya lose away in Angola, Chiefs can qualify by holding Horoya to a draw in their final match.
As things stand, with two matches to go, Wydad have nine points, Horoya FC and Amakhosi each have five, and Petro de Luanda have just one.
On the other hand though, if Chiefs lose to Wydad and Horoya win in Angola, Gavin Hunt’s side would need to beat the Guinea side on their home turf in order to advance (the teams would end equal on eight points but Chiefs would finish above Horoya due to a superior head-to-head record, the first match between the sides having been drawn).
Amakhosi remain third on the standings - level on points with second-placed Horoya with the top two teams from Group C set to progress to the quarter-finals.
The Glamour Boys would have gone into their last two games needing just four points to reach the knockout phase if they had defeated Petro.
Nevertheless, Chiefs are still within touching distance of leaders Wydad, who are five points above the chasing pack, Amakhosi and Horoya with two matches left.
Bottom-placed Petro still harbour ambitions of advancing to the last eight as they are four points behind the chasing pack and they will face Horoya and Wydad in their last two games.