Orlando Pirates coach Roger de Sa has faith his team can cope without Happy Jele and Andile Jali in the Champions League Final second leg against holders Al Ahly on Sunday. Stand-in captain Jele and influential midfielder Jali are suspended for the game at the Arab Contractors Stadium in Cairo after receiving costly bookings in the first leg, a 1-1 draw at Orlando Stadium this past weekend. READ: CAF confirm Jele and Jali suspension READ: Ahly skipper wary of travelling Bucs De Sa, however, points out that Bucs have overcome similar obstacles on their road to the showpiece decider. In the end it will be 11 Pirates players versus 11 Al Ahly players, De Sa told his clubs official website. Obviously I would have preferred to have Jali and Jele for this away trip but if you look at our path to the Final, we have played matches minus a couple of our key players and we were still able to get the results. Jali for instance was out for a couple of matches in this tournament but we did well in his absence. We have a great squad of players, with a number of capable replacements who I believe can do the job for us over the weekend. The former Bidvest Wits trainer added: I think we should not cry over their suspensions because we have other guys who are equally as hungry and determined to come in and do well for the team. The spirit in the camp is very good; the attitude in the group is great and that is what I need in the team.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 11:04:53 +0000
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