Madagascan champions Disciples have moved up their preparations for their CAF Champions League first preliminary qualifying round second leg against Orlando Pirates in the hope of shaking the continent.
Disciples will feel encouraged after playing a goalless draw in the first leg at 'home', aware that any scoring draw will take them through to the next round against either African Stars of Namibia or Jwaneng Galaxy from Botswana.
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Should the little club from Madagascar – made up of players who average salaries of R6,000 – go through, then it will be the biggest shock of this round of qualifiers across the continent.
Just like they were not given any chance on Sunday, the Madagascans will be expected to serve as cannon fodder under floodlights on Friday at Orlando Stadium (19:30).
Yet they are quietly preparing and have tasked the national team of their hosts Mauritius for a friendly tonight at the same venue where they gallantly held Pirates.
Mauritius are preparing for the Intercontinental Cup games against India and Syria.
Disciples will then take the two-and-a-half-hour flight from Port Louis to Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Their coach, Rija Juvence Rakotomandimby, has promised the same grit on Friday.
"We are not going to make many changes, strategically speaking, in the return leg.
"Maybe we will field two other players.
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"The game strategy worked well.
"We will always impose our game," says Juvence.