Young Africans chairman Imani Madega said that he is not bothered by Ahli's gigantic status within the African continent. The Tanzanian champions were drawn to face Ahli in the CAF Champions League last 32 round, and Madega is confident of his team's chances to win the tie. "Ahli is an ordinary team, we are unfazed by them, we will go and play our game," Madega told Tanzanian paper The Citizen. "We are the best and we are certain to overcome them, we would like to fulfil our mission of making a new record in Africa." Africans' Serbian coach Dusan Kondic sounded more humble in his comments about Ahli, confirming that he respects the sixth time Champions League holders. "Ahli are a very big team, and they have many stars within their ranks. We respect Ahli but we don't fear them," Kondic said. The two teams will play the first-leg in Cairo on Sunday.
