'Beatable at home': Barker feels Stellies can take bite out of Simba

STELLENBOSCH FC coach Steve Barker is confident his team will overturn their 1-0 defeat in Zanzibar when they face Simba FC in the second leg of their Confederations Cup semi-final in KwaZulu-Natal this week.

- ZAAHIER ADAMS

Barker's charges conceded their first goal in four matches, including the two-legged quarter-final victory over Egyptian giants Zamalek, when 23-year-old Ivorian Jean Charles Ahoua slotted home past Oscarine Masuluke in the Stellies goal on the stroke of halftime.

It was enough for the Tanzanian side to take the spoils and head down to South Africa with an all-important advantage.

Stellenbosch FC will be hosting the visitors at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban in Sunday's second leg (3pm kick-off) instead of in the Western Cape, due to the Stormers rugby team playing at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

Under the CAF regulations, all stadia have to be handed over to the governing body two days before the match for the visiting team to train on the playing pitch.