MASERU – Matlama’s head coach Charles Manda is confident that his charges will up their game when they meet Petro De Luanda in Angola on August 23 in the second leg of CAF Champions League campaign. Matlama went down 2 – 0 last Sunday at Setsoto Stadium at the hands of the pacey Angolans in the first of the campaign. Manda who comes from Malawi said their preparations were not enough but promised a better showing in Angola.

Matlama conceded both goals in the first half of the match with the opening goal netted hardly 10 minutes into the game. The hosts came back from the half time break all fired-up, making endless attempts to balance the equation.But their attempts at the Angolans’ goals were in vain because the visitors’ goalkeeper Delgato Elbar was too careful for any mistakes. 

The second half did not produce any fruits for either team as the final score remained 2 -0. In a post-match interview, Mamba said they knew the Angolans would come at them strongly, especially at the beginning of the match.  He said his next assignment was to ensure that his charges worked on their weaknesses and capitalised on their strengths.