APR plot Tusker upset

APR start their Orange Champions League campaign this afternoon with a tricky first round clash against Kenya’s Tusker FC at Nyayo stadium.

Saturday, February 18, 2012
APR winger Jean Claude Iranzi (R) is expected to be a handful for Tusker's defenders this afternoon. The New Times /T. Kisambira)

Orange Champions leagueTusker vs APR (3.30pm)APR start their Orange Champions League campaign this afternoon with a tricky first round clash against Kenya’s Tusker FC at Nyayo stadium.Last year, the army side’s head coach Ernie Brandts endured a forgettable start in the competition after seeing his side knocked out in first round by Club Africain of Tunisia and is eager to redeem himself."We have prepared well and should get the result we want. It’s important to win the first leg and we shall do everything to make sure we win,” the Dutchman said.His opposite number Sammy Omollo has big respect for APR and knows that the Kenyan league champions have a tough game on their hands."APR is a very good side as we all know. It has several players who play for the Rwandan national team as we saw during the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup so we have to be at our best to win the match,” he said.Elsewhere, DRC’s Vita Club takes on Athletico Olympic of Burundi while five-time champions Zamalek of Egypt entertain Young Africans of Tanzania.Power Dynamos of Zambia face Madagascar’s Japan Actuel.Al Ahly are the record champions with six titles.