Watch VideoGavin Hunt says Stellies must avoid defeat in Congo to keep CAF hopes alive

STELLENBOSCH FC coach Gavin Hunt wants to win the CAF Confederation Cup to finally etch his name into the history books of African football. Stellenbosch coach Gavin Hunt understands that they cannot afford to lose away to Otoho d’Oyo in their penultimate CAF Confederation Cup group-stage match as that would all but bring their continental campaign to an end. Stellies will face d’Oyo at Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat in Brazzaville, Congo, on Sunday afternoon (3pm kick-off) under immense pressure to get a result as they are currently bottom of the standings in Group C with four points, five behind log leaders CR Belouizdad.

As such, a loss to d’Oyo would mean they could only finish the campaign with seven points, even if they beat Singida Black Stars in their final group-stage match at home – a tally that would not be enough to guarantee a top-two finish as Belouizdad and d’Oyo would progress to the next round. Hunt knows they will need to dig deep to salvage their campaign in Oyo, especially given the unfamiliar pitch and weather conditions that await them. “They scheduled the game in the middle of the day on an astroturf, so you can imagine,” Hunt said after the loss to Chiefs.

“I spoke to (Sead) Ramovic, the Belouizdad coach, and he said they got beaten there 4-1, and we lost to them 3-0. “He said: ‘Look, it’s hot there because, obviously, it’s the equator.’ But everyone who’s played on astroturf will know that it’s a different game.