Gor Mahia’s head coach, Leo Neiva, has told Telecomasia.net that the team does not fear record winners Al Ahly as the two sides prepare to play in the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League.
The Kenyan champions, 21-time winners of the Premier League, booked a slot into the second round after thrashing South Sudanese side El Merrikh Bentiu 5-1 in Nairobi and 5-2 on aggregate.
Egyptian giants Ahly, 11-time Champions League winners, are exempt from the first round of the competition by seeding, as they are also the defending champions.
Football is about the 11 men on the pitch. We know the kind of opponent we are preparing to face. I know everyone will say, we are going to be eliminated. But no, we will go there and fight. We will compete. We do not fear Al Ahly.
Brazilian coach Neiva in an exclusive interview with Telecomasia.net
He revisited Gor Mahia’s match up against another Egyptian giant, Zamalek, in 2019, which K’Ogalo won 4-2 in Nairobi.
It is possible to win, and I believe that. If we go to the game with a positive attitude, I believe we will get a result.
Gor Mahia Coach Leo Neiva
Gor overturned a 1-0 first leg deficit against South Sudan’s Merrikh, surviving from conceding an early goal to clinch victory at home.