Yanga boss to Downs: The battle is not over..

Young Africans boss Hersi Saidi had a message for Mamelodi Sundowns ahead of the second leg of their CAF Champions League quarter-final.

The Tanzanians failed to make their home advantage count as the two sides played to a goalless draw on Saturday evening.

The two sides will have it all to play for in the second leg on Friday evening at Loftus Versfeld and Saidi has told the Brazilians the battle is not over.

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"We commend our players and technical staff for their impressive performance, " Hersi said, as per the Citizen.

"The battle is not over until it is over."

Meanwhile, coach Miguel Gamondi feels the players went toe-to-toe with Sundowns' players in the first leg.

“I wish we won the game but I am very proud of the boys. We had a fantastic game against the best team in Africa,” Gamondi pointed out," the coach said, as per the Gaurdian,

“We went toe to toe and I think we created more chances than them. I think ‘Wananchi’ must be proud of what the boys did inside the pitch."

“It was a tactical battle. They know us, they’ve been here, they follow us personally. They know everything, and I tried to change many things to adapt to them.

"Tactically we played very well but you know Sundowns have that power, all the resources to do that in professional football.”

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