The captain of Etoile Filante of Burkina Faso, Abdoulaye Zongo has come out to claim that they are confident in coming to Nigeria to snatch a possible win over Rivers United in the second leg encounter of the second preliminary round of 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup in Port Harcourt.
The Burkinabes were able to hold their grounds at home in a hard-fought game that ended in a goalless draw against the 2021/22 Nigeria Premier League champions in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup second round clash in Yamassoukro on Sunday.
The two teams will now face off in the returning fixture at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt on October 1, 2023.
However, all Etoile Filante will need to scale through to the money-spinning group stage of the competition would be a score draw.
Zongo also said that they are optimistic about a positive result and will give it all against the Nigerian side who made it to the quarter-final of the CAF Confederation Cup last season.
“We are confident in our ability as we have weighed the performance of Rivers United in the first leg.
“The players know what is at stake and we are ready to achieve victory in the tie against Rivers United in Nigeria,” Zongo told the club’s media.