APR face Atletico

Cecafa/Kagame Cup championshipToday, Live on SS9 & TVRAthletico vs APR 1pmWau El Salaam vs Yanga 3pmTHREE-time winners APR face a daunting task against Burundi’s Atletico in their bid to win their maiden away Cecafa/Kagame club championship title this afternoon at 60,000-seater National Stadium in Tanzania.Fresh from a 7-0 walloping of South Sudan’s Wau El Salaam, APR will be hoping to extend their fine start against Atletico who surprisingly edged out favorites Yanga 2-0 in a dramatic opening match of Group C.APR’s Dutch coach Ernie Brandts, who has set sights on a treble, after guiding the club to a double (National League and MTN Peace Cup), wants to ensure his side finishes on a high in this tournament.“We have good and experienced players and our approach in today’s game will be offensive,”“Atletico is a good side but if we keep our attitude and good discipline, we will win the game. The players are boasted with the opening match victory and want to extend and maintain that good start,” added Brandts, who will still miss the services of impressive midfielder Faty Papy.Papy is undergoing professional trials with a South African club which is yet to be named and is set to join the military side at later stages.Atletico, who are taking part in this tournament for the second time running, have already produced the earliest shock of the tournament, beating defending Champions Yanga of Tanzania in front of their home fans.Coach Cedric Kaze believes his side has the weapon to sink the Rwandan giants today. “We know APR is a good team but we are ready for the battle. We have good and young experienced players who will ensure that victory goes in our camp,” said Kaze.In their first match, Atletico capitalised on the slow Yanga backline.APR will have to be extra careful on Atletico’s potential threats namely; striker Didier Kavumbagu (who scored twice against Yanga), defender Ali Mbazumutima and midfielder Pierrot Kwizera.A win for either APR or Atletico will guarantee either side a place in the quarter finals.Meanwhile, Yanga will be seeking a reprieve when they face South Sudan’s Wau Salaam later in the afternoon.APR lead Group C standings with three points and a better goal difference over Atletico who are in second spot.

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APR face Atletico