The West African side fell at home to the Moroccans a fortnight ago after Mohamed Nahiri scored the only goal of the encounter from the spot at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium in Enugu.
Lobi Stars veteran midfielder, Cletus Itodo who was an unused substitute in Enugu is confident that Lobi Stars can still pull their chestnut from the fire tonight.
"Really, we tried our best against Wydad Casablanca but they were the lucky team the last time because we also had one or two chances in the course of the match.
"The loss to Wydad in Enugu was a setback but we are going to bounce back; who says we can’t beat Wydad at home too?
"We need to readjust our strategy for the return leg and I’m still very confident that we can advance in this competition,” Itodo, 35, told CAFOnline.com.
Also, midfielder Oluwadamilare Ojo who was recruited from Enyimba equally believes Lobi Stars can turn the tables against the Moroccans on their home soil.
"We have accepted our loss in Enugu to Wydad in good faith and we just have to make amends in the return leg; it was not as if Wydad were better than us but their tactics worked for them and I believe we can definitely shock them in the second leg.”
“We can make amends in Rabat; If Wydad can beat us in Enugu, I believe we can definitely do same to them in Rabat and by the grace of God, we can," noted Ojo who scored via a lively volley for Enyimba against Mamelodi Sundowns in a 2016 CAF Champions League match in Johannesburg.
In the other Match Day 4 tie in group A, third-placed ASEC Mimosas of Cote d’Ivoire would host Mamelodi Sundowns at Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan also on Tuesday night.
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Caption: Lobi Stars' veteran midfielder, Cletus Itodo.
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