The
2015-2016 Gambia Football Federation domestic division one league champions
Gambia Ports Authority are set to leave Banjul today, Tuesday 14 March 2017,
for Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo prior to their 2017 CAF Champions
league second round second leg clash with AS Vita Club this weekend.
The
Gambian champions were held to a 1-1 draw by the Congolese side in the
first-leg tie in Banjul on Sunday.
The
host GPA opened the scores through winger Alagie Sarr in the 47th minute of the
game before Francisco Ondo levelled the scores for the visitors AS Vita Club in
the 75th minute to share the spoils.
Alagie
Sarr, head coach of GPA, said the team will leave Banjul today for Kinshasa,
for their crunch 2017 CAF Champions league second-leg clash with the Congolese
sides this weekend.
Coach
Sarr remain optimistic that his side can advance to the group stage of the 2017
CAF Champions league despite their 1-1 draw with AS Vita Club in the first leg
in Banjul at the weekend.
Coach
Sarr revealed that they would go back to the training ground and try to improve
on their weakness ahead of the second leg in Kinshasa this weekend.
Gambia
Ports Authority need a 2-2 draw or win in
the second leg in Kinshasa this
weekend to advance to the group stage after their 1-1 draw with AS Vita club in
the first leg in Banjul at the weekend but a goalless will see them out and AS
Vita club.
