"I was a little nervous for having run into Petro in the same group, although not because of the rivalry," he said.
As for Wydad de Casablanca, from Morocco, and Zamalek, from Egypt, other opponents, he said that the Angolan teams should not be afraid.
"We and Petro have to play a very strong game, we have to protect ourselves, without fearing the opponents, because that's the only way we can have a chance to move forward. I know that someday we will be great at the level of the African continent. I can guarantee that we will go ahead. play at a good level. We have capable players to play on equal terms with every opponent in our group," he concluded.
The president of Petro de Luanda, Tomás Faria, said that this was the possible draw.
"We came back in handy again with Wydad. It's the possible draw. We'll look for ways to achieve our objective, which is to move to the next stage. We have to impose ourselves now," he said.
The first clash between the two Angolan teams will take place on the third round, on 25 or 26 February 2022, at Sagrada Esperança, which, in the next round, visits Petro de Luanda, on 11 or 12 March.
