Algerian club JS Kabylie brace to enter history against Congolese TP Mazembe
1st November stadium in the province of Tizi Ouzou, 100 KMS east of Algiers, will today host the return match between JS Kabylia and the Congolese club TP Mazembe as part of the second round counting for the African Champions League semi finals.
- Alain Geiger players have to catch up two goals difference at least to secure a berth to the final following their 3-1 defeat in the away match fortnight ago. The task of the players will not be easy versus the Congolese club.
- The Senegalese coach’s players are resilient to return to Lubumbashi with the qualification ticket and will do their utmost to keep their advantage. For their part JSK players will rely on their fans to wrench a victory and write another page in the history of the most titled club in Algeria.
- To recall, this is the first time ever that an Algerian club has the opportunity to play the final of the African Champions League in its new version
- Geiger will follow the 4/2/1/3 scheme and will not venture with his defender Belkalem
- The Swiss coach has definitely made up his mind concerning the tactical scheme to be followed against TP Mazmbe since he decided to implement the 4/2/1/3 strengthening thus the attack line with the comeback of the playmaker Saad Tedjar.
- On the other hand, the participation of the defender Said Belkalem has been definitely pushed aside on account of his ill fitness assigning thus task of defending to the duo Koulibali- Rial. Meanwhile the technical staff has dedicated the last training session, where the starting line up took part, to a series of exercises before the net.
- Yahia Cherif, Aoudia and Yaalaoui to lead the attacks
- The players Yahia Cherif, Aoudia and the seasoned striker Nabil Yaalaoui will today strive to score the maximum of goals in the net of TP Mazembe while Douicher and Nayli will be asked to retrieve balls in the middle and stop the opponents’ initiatives.
- The manager’s brother present at the training session
- The training session of the “Canaris ” was attended by the clubs managers and the brother of Moh Cherif Hannachi , Al Hadj Salah who generally brings good fortune to the club. The Algerian TV crew was also present at the stadium to cover the training session.
- Today’s starting line up will most probably be as follows: Asla, Remmache, koulibali, Ryal; Oussalah, Ddouicher, Nayli, Aoudia Tedjar,Yahia Cherif , Aoudia