Kadodia: You must be prepared for the worst
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Kadodia: You must be prepared for the worst
Sep 9, 2026 – 08:25 pm
By Thato Bosoga
Durban City Chairman Farook Kadodia has opened up on the ‘challenges’ they are currently facing in preparations for their CAF Confederation Cup clash against Rukinzo in Burundi.
City edged the Burundian side 1-0 in the first preliminary round first-leg encounter at Moses Mabhida Stadium and are in preparation for the second-leg against the side based in Bujumbura.
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Speaking to KickOff, Kadodia says they would have loved to win by more goals in the first-leg, as they anticipate Rukinzo to come out guns blazing in front of their home fans on Sunday.
“Look, it’s the first-leg, we would have loved to win with a few more goals. We know this team will have a totally different game-plan, they won’t sit back, as they sat back. We expect them to come and play attacking football,” Kadodia said.
“So all we need to do is to fight hard, get the result and progress to the next round.”
Kadodia continued and revealed that they are currently dealing with the headache that comes with travelling to these kinds of remote areas in Africa.
“That’s the biggest challenge we have, (finding) airports, travelling, it will take its toll but we have to deal with it. It’s our first test, we’re not sure what kind of accommodation, dietary conditions, whether that would suit our players but we have to go through it,” Kadodia said.
The Citizens boss also suggested that he has had feedback from some clubs in the PSL who have experience of playing in Africa but most of them have not really travelled to Burundi.
“Very few of them have gone to Burundi itself but generally we’ve had the feedback that ‘you must be prepared for the worst, whether you would be playing against officials, the crowd, whatever you do you just have to make sure that you are mentally strong’,” Kadodia added.