RS Berkane faces South Africa's "Stellenbosch" to continue continental success

Al-Alam - Rabat

The RS Berkane team awaits a tough match today, Sunday, against their hosts, South Africa's "Stellenbosch", in the second round of Group B of the CAF Confederation Cup group stage, with the ambition of securing three points and continuing their success on the continental level.

Burkinabe international Issoufou Dayo led RS Berkane, runner-up of the previous edition, to achieve an important victory over their guests, Luanda Sul of Angola (2-0), at the municipal stadium in Berkane during the first round. Meanwhile, South Africa's "Stellenbosch" suffered a defeat against their hosts, Stade Malien, by the same score.

The Orange team seeks to continue its upward trend and confirm its local superiority, as it leads the Botola Pro comfortably with a 7-point lead over its closest pursuers, and is betting on continuing in the same vein continentally by holding onto the top of its group.

RS Berkane will enter the match with a full squad, except for the absence of their Brazilian star Matheus Santos, who is injured. Coach Mouine Chaabani will benefit from all his attacking weapons, led by his goal-scoring defender Dayo, Abdelhak Assal, and Yassine El Bahiri.

The representative of national football in the CAF Confederation Cup is betting on its modern style of play, which relies on the proximity of lines on the pitch, high pressure on the ball carrier, and diversifying attacks while creating numerical superiority in the opponent's penalty area.

On the other hand, South Africa's Stellenbosch enters the match with the goal of compensating for the first-round defeat against the Malian team, and is betting on the crowd and weather factors to work in its favour to achieve a positive result.

The hosts' ambition will clash with the Berkane team's desire to hold onto the top of the group, and the South African team will try to neutralize the Moroccan team's key players and snatch a positive result that would bring them into the competition for a qualification spot.

It is noteworthy that the match between RS Berkane and their hosts Stellenbosch will take place today, starting at 2:00 PM.