Township Rollers coach to miss KCCA FC game

CAF Champions League

Group A

Friday

Espérance v Al-Ahly

Saturday

KCCA v Township Rollers

Botswana's Township Rollers will be without their head coach Nikola Kavazovic when they face KCCA FC in the CAF Champions League this  weekend in Kampala.

"Our head coach Nikola Kavazovic has to attend to a family matter and hence shall be travelling home to Serbia. He is scheduled to return to Gaborone on the August, 27 before the CAF Champions League game against Esperance Sportve De Tunis. Goalkeeping coach Thabo Motang and assistant coaches Leutlwetse Tshireletso and Marko Vasiljevic shall take charge of our team during the head coach's brief absence,"the club said in a statement.

KCCA host Township Rollers in their second last group game at Mandela National stadium, Namboole on Saturday.  The Lugogo side will be seeking for revenge after losing the first leg 1-0.

KCCA who placed are in Group A of the champions' league will be without their first choice goalkeeper Charles Lukwago who is suspended. He will be replaced by second choice keeper Tom Ikara.

Tunisia's Esperance who qualified for the quarterfinals top the group with ten points, three above second placed Al-Ahly from Egypt.

Township Rollers and KCCA come third and fourth respectively with three points each.