Pirates limping into previously war-torn Libya with a squad devastated by wounded on foot



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“We have a very long list of players who are out, and it is not easy to handle this. But we know the situation. We had the same problems when the players came back from the national team, and now we have to overcome them.

“We have a team, they have the quality, and we will overcome it and I hope we get a good result in tomorrow’s game.”

Zinnbauer said the Pirates, who lead Group A with four points, expect a difficult game against Ahli.

“Benghazi has a good team, especially in attack. They have good offensive players, ”the Bucs coach said.

“They have a good system, good high pressure, a good transition to attack. These are things we have to work on. “

The Pirates, finalists of 2015 in the competition, have started with a 0-0 draw at home against ES Setif of Algeria (played in Ghana neutral due to Covid-19) and a 2-1 victory against Enyimba in Nigeria. Ahli (three points) lost 2-1 away to Enyimba and won 1-0 at home to Setif.

This is the first continental club match in 10 years to be played in Libya, where a UN-brokered peace accord has restored calm to the violence-ravaged North African country.



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