Bayelsa Not Scared Of Sfaxien, Insists Teibowe

Bayelsa Not Scared Of Sfaxien, Insists Teibowe By Our Reporter Bayelsa United Coach, Diepreye Teibowei, says they are not scared of their CAF Confederation Cup first-round opponents, CS Sfaxien, He said the team will approach the game with a winning mentality. Bayelsa dispatched Guinea’s Ashanti Golden Boys 4-2 in a one-legged tie at the Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa last Sunday and booked a date with the Tunisians, three times winners of the competition. The Nigerians would play the first leg of the encounter in Yenagoa between October 15 to 17, before proceeding for the return leg a week later. The giant-killers will be hoping to continue their Confederation Cup fairytale against Sfaxien, who are seen to be the favourites to progress to the playoffs round but Teibowei says his team must not be written off. “The players did well against Ashanti Golden Boys and I must commend them for their courage and discipline. They played to instruction and now our focus has moved to the next game. “The first-round game against CS Sfaxien will be tough and I know a lot of people believe we have gotten to the end of the road, but this is football and anything is possible. We know they are the bigger side and are more established. We respect them but we are not scared of them, so we will approach the match with a winning mentality.” CS Sfaxien finished fifth in the league Tunisian league table, in the 2020/21 league season.