However, Yanga's chances of progressing to the lucrative group stage seem to be slim if past records are to go by. The first time they celebrated an away goal against North African teams was in 2008 when they drew 1-1 against Al Akhdar of Libya. In the first round, MC Alger beat Renaissance du Congo 2-0 on home soil before losing 2-1 in Kinshasa. Yanga lost on an away goal rule, thus dropping to the Confederation Cup playoffs. "Yes, it will be difficult, but Yanga's past records will count for nothing on Saturday.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 12, 2017 08:37 UTC