Raja Casablanca caretaker coach Hafid Abdel Sadek is hoping fellow Moroccan side AS FAR can do them a big favour by beating Mamelodi Sundowns on Sunday evening.
The defending Moroccan league champions enter Sunday's clash against Maniema Union in third position, three points behind second-place Sundowns.
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Raja will need to beat Maniema by a good scoreline and hope AS FAR take maximum points from Sundowns if they want to advance to the quarter-finals of the CAF Champions League.
"We prepared well for the Maniema match," Sadek said, as per SportLesiteInfo.
"It is a team that relies on direct play, and it has three players who pose a threat, but it has nothing to lose because it has lost its chances of qualifying.
"Our chances remain abundant, and we will play to win in front of our fans and with a result that will allow us, if it is destined for the army to win, and thus qualify, and this is what we hope for."
Meanwhile, Raja player insists they can only focus on Maniema as they know their fate is not in their hands.
We know that the match between Al-Jaish and Sundowns is crucial for us," he added.
"We are preparing to face Maniema, just as we prepared for the matches against Sundowns and Al-Jaish. We know that qualification does not depend on us alone, but we have the same goal, which is to achieve victory."
