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Leopards’ claws out for Wolves
Black Leopards need to overturn a two-goal
deficit when they meet Warri Wolves in the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup second
round on Sunday.
Lidoda Duvha were beaten in the first leg
in Nigeria, but crucially claimed an away goal through Raymond Monama which
could prove crucial at the Peter Mokaba Stadium.
Leopards’ players asked to have the game
switched from Giyani to the 2010 FIFA World Cup venue because they feel the
larger playing surface will give them more of a chance of breaking Wolves down.
A 2-0 win would be enough to see them
through on the away goals, but keeping a clean-sheet would be a major
achievement for a side who is averaging almost two goals against per League
match this season.
They have also not been helped by the
departure of coach Vlad Heric this week, with the Serb apparently abandoning his
post on Monday.
He claims he handed in his resignation,
while the club insist they have received no official word from him.
The squad will therefore be led by
technical director Sunday Chidzambwa, whom Heric replaced as head coach of the
side in October.
Chidzambwa does at least have vast
experience of playing on the continent, having previously Zimbabwean side
Dynamos in African club competition, as well as coached his national team.
Wolves’ Belgian coach Maurice Cooreman has
declared a clean bill of health for his side, and also stated that they are
confident of completing the job in South Africa.
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