Galaxy brace for ES Tunis in cold battle

Galaxy is in oil-rich, Tunisia and they will need to drill deep in their reservoirs against the four-time CAF Champions League winners in the first of the six group stage matches. The local side reached the group stages after a brave fight against continental giants, Simba SC. An away 3-1 win ensured that Galaxy eliminated Simba SC after a 3-3 aggregate score, but the local sailed through on the away rule.

Now, the next stage of the Champions League has taken the Galaxy Stars to the Tunisian cold front at the Hamadi Agrebi Olympic stadium. Unlike, in Botswana, Tunisia is mid-through the winter season, recording temperatures of around 10ºC. It is a different type of climate and Galaxy’s public relations officer, Tankiso Morake is not worried as he said the team made the trip to the north of Africa early to acclimatise to the conditions.