Kaizer Chiefs assistant coach Arthur Zwane has given his thoughts on facing Pitso Mosimane and Al Ahly in this year’s CAF Champions League final.
Chiefs reached their first final on Saturday night after a goalless draw with Wydad Casablanca at FNB Stadium was enough to knock out the Moroccan giants after a slim 1-0 win in the first leg.
Meanwhile, defending champions Al Ahly brushed aside Esperance with ease on Saturday night as well and Zwane insists Kaizer Chiefs would be considered as underdogs in the final.
“We are going there knowing again we will be underdogs, but we have three and a half weeks to prepare thoroughly. We want to thank the Lord and everyone who has been with us through thick and thin and who have helped us to make it this far,” Zwane said, as per the club’s official website.
“It was never going to be an easy journey for us, we knew it was going to be tough to compete against the best teams in Africa. First of all, we just want to thank the man above for giving us the strength and power to get this far. Wydad are a very good team, one of the best on the continent no doubt,” he added.
“They are good in defence and good going forward, but they also have their weaknesses. We knew if you go pound for pound against them and give them enough space, they will punish you.
“What was key for us was to get to the final, that’s what we were working for. It’s always been our dream, even when I was a player, to win this trophy for the Chairman. Hopefully, God will give us the strength to go on and win this trophy for him. Admittedly, it has been a good run from Chiefs so far up until the final and it would indeed be some story if they go all the way to win it. However, they have a giant in Al Ahly standing in their way, led by a manager who knows a lot about winning titles all over. The Egyptian outfit are indeed favorites to win but Chiefs have defied the odds on many occasions this season and they could yet do it one last time, where it could matter the most.