Orange Champions League First round, 2nd leg April 6ESS vs APR FCLeague champion APR depart for Tunisia Monday afternoon ahead of the second leg of the first round of the Orange Champions League against Etoile Sportive du Sahel which will be played on Friday.The military side jets out this afternoon aboard Qatar Airways via Doha were they will spend about eight hours before connecting to Tunis.Head coach Ernie Brandts is confident about his team’s chances of progressing to the next round.“We are a respectful team but we’re very confident in our ability to play good football against ESS at their place,” the Dutch man told Times Sport.He added, “We have a chance of winning in Tunis, but to do that, we must not concede, especially early in the game.” In the first leg, APR FC were left frustrated after being held to a scoreless draw at Amahoro stadium.In a game in which they created so many scoring chances, the military side could have won in Kigali had they converted one of the eight glaring opportunities.The Tunisians, who seemed contented in not conceding in the first leg, will be forced to play an open game since they will be forced to search for goals.Coach Brandts will be boasted by the return of influential defender Mbuyu Twite and midfielder Jean Claude Iranzi, who missed the first leg due to suspension and illness respectively.The result leaves the second leg clash finely balanced with APR FC only needing a scoring draw to progress to the second round.
