Akwa United head coach, Maurice Cooreman has revealed that he knows nothing about the club’s preliminary round opponents in this year’s Caf Confederation Cup, Vita Club Mokanda.
The Nigerian Cup kings will face the Congolese club in the first leg of the tie at the 13,500 capacity Stade Municipal de Pointe-Noire on the weekend of February 12-14.
Cooreman however says his charges will be prosecuting the fixture without any prior knowledge of the opposition.
“This is the first time Akwa United will be playing a match on the continent and we know nothing about the team we will face (this weekend),” Cooreman told supersport.com.
The Belgian trainer admitted that the situation is not ideal while trying to draw parallels during his time in charge of seven-time Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions, Enyimba FC.
“When I was of Enyimba, it was different. I knew the stadium, I knew the pitch and everything about the clubs that we faced long before the game.
“However, it is different here (at United).
“I have requested for tapes of our opponents but I have not got anything.
“I don’t even know the name of the coach of the club we are facing; it is that bad,” he said.
The second leg of the tie between Akwa United and Vita club will be played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on the weekend of February 26-28.
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