Caf CC: Orlando Pirates wanted better support for Kwame Peprah against Al-Ittihad

Orlando Pirates deputy coach Fadlu Davids says Ghanaian striker Kwame Peprah needed support in their 3-2 defeat to Libya’s Al-Ittihad in their second CAF Confederation Cup Group B match.

The former King Faisal attacker was in action for Pirates at Martyrs of February Stadium in Benghazi last Sunday.

“Definitely a better team so far, if you compare them to Saoura. So really a tough opponent we are going to face,” Bucs’ coach said.

“What is familiar is that we play at the same stadium where we played Al Ahly Benghazi last season. So we know where we are going and the artificial pitch we’re facing.

“It’s just been finalising the details of the team, how they play, how we can approach the game. But it will definitely be a tough game.”

He added, “Our distances between the striker line, Kwame Peprah, and the players in behind him were a bit too far, and we had to improve that in the second half where we got much more support closer to him.”

“Because he’s the striker who pulls two defenders in. We were talking about the spaces between their lines and I think we executed it in the second half — we got some moments in-between their centreback and fullback as we had touched on at halftime.”