CAF Cup / Group C: Jaraaf to take the lead
The Dakar Jaraaf will travel to Porto Novo this Monday to challenge Salitas for the 4th day of the CAF Cup. The Senegalese club can seize the head of group C in case of success in Benin where the Burkinabe club receives.
Third with 4 points in 3 games in this CAF Cup, Jaraaf from Dakar can strike a blow this Monday. Indeed, traveling to Benin against FC Salitas, the Medinois, 2-0 winners in the first leg, have a great opportunity. They can take the leader’s chair in this pool C. However, nothing foreshadowed such a turn after the first two days. President Cheikh Seck’s club was then in last place (1 point) behind Salitas, Sfax and Etoile du Sahel .
2-0 defeat against Etoile du Sahel. Then hung at home by Sfax, the Jaraaf team then confirmed its rank of small thumb. The two draws in the double confrontation between the two Tunisian clubs. Then combined with the convincing success of Jaraaf against Salitas, completely reshuffled the cards. This will go through a first success for the men of coach Cheikh Guèye. And it will be far from their base after losing 2-0 on the lawn of the Etoile Sportive du Sahel.
Salitas deprived of two executives
Despite, a good performance in the first leg at the Lat Dior stadium in Thiès, Salimata and Tasséré (Salitas) were punished on two gross individual errors. The more realistic Jaraaf wins all three points and goes ahead. A success that he intends to improve against a diminished team. Indeed, Salitas will be in particular private for this capital match of Sami Hien and Hermann Nikiema.
These two Burkinabe internationals, executives of the Ouaga 2000 club did not make the trip to Porto Novo. Where the team receives its international matches. Midfielder Hiene is unavailable for 4 weeks. While central defender Nikiema is out for a week. They were injured during the week during the qualification for the 8th final of the national cup against USFA Football Burkina .
The Colombes will have to rely on the efficiency of their Senegalese striker Olivier Boissy, the club’s top scorer and 2nd best pyrotechnician in the Burkinabe championship this season.
