Kano Pillars coach Ivo Sahj has said his team is not treating their visit to Zambia as a Caf African Champions League pleasure trip
Pillars face Zesco United this Saturday at Konkola Stadium in Chililabombwe in both sides opening Group A game of the Caf African Champions League.
The Nigerian club arrived in the country late Monday night and are currently in Lusaka before heading to the Copperbelt on Thursday.
“We haven’t come here for a holiday but to win,” Sahj said in Lusaka today.
“We are here to play football and looking forward to a good match.”
Sahj was however, cagey about what he knew about Pillars opponents and hosts this weekend.
“I have few information about them,” The Slovenian-born coach said.
“We know very little of the Zesco players.”
Pillars, like Zesco, will be making their debut in the lucrative group stage of the Caf African Champions League.
The Nigerian side recorded a giantkilling act over 2008 champions and record 6-time winners Al Ahly of Egypt 3-3 on aggregate on the away goals rule after drawing 1-1 and 2-2 at home and away respectively.
Zesco on the other hand knocked out Djoliba of Mali 2-1 on aggregate after beating the latter by the same score line in the return lead following a 0-0 result away in Bamako in the first leg.
The other teams in Group A are the Sudanese duo of El Merreikh and Al Hilal who face-off in their first-ever Caf African Champions League group stage Khartoum derby that is also scheduled for this Saturday.
Seems no one wants to comment, i’ll take the pleasure. You Nigerian f.o.o.l.s nobody is expecting you to come here for holidays. I hope your backsides get wipped real nicely!
I hope these Nigerians dont play a fast one on ZESCO, they are good and 419. for those who know waht i mean.
Why so much anti-nigerian sentiments! Wetin we do to una? As if say una better…abeg go continue to de sleep with una blanket and drink your chubuku! awon olori buruku!
We know very little about Zesco players says Pillars coatch”,this guy will play a name as if they have any national team player. Zesco is ready for them , this game will not be National tean agaist national team so it will be won by the team that is well prepared.
OGA OGA OGA ,If Kano Pillars win against ZESCO it will be an abomination. ..