{"id":39171,"date":"2023-10-12T07:05:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T07:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=39171"},"modified":"2023-10-12T07:05:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T07:05:39","slug":"hafiz-konkoni-admits-being-under-pressure-to-excel-at-young-africans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/hafiz-konkoni-admits-being-under-pressure-to-excel-at-young-africans\/","title":{"rendered":"Hafiz Konkoni admits being under pressure to excel at Young Africans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hafiz Konkoni admits being under pressure to excel at Young Africans<\/strong><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nHafiz Konkoni openly admitted to feeling the pressure to perform at Tanzanian powerhouse, Young Africans (Yanga).<\/p>\n<p>Konkoni&#8217;s transfer to Yanga followed an outstanding season with Bechem United in the Ghana Premier League, where he notched 15 goals and secured the second spot on the league&#8217;s list of top scorers.<\/p>\n<p>Yanga turned to the Ghanaian forward to fill the gap left by the departure of their leading striker, Fiston Kalala Mayele, who joined Egyptian club Pyramids.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Solomon Mensah signs for Libyan club Al Suqur\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/solomon-mensah-signs-for-libyan-club-al-suqur\/\">Solomon Mensah signs for Libyan club Al Suqur<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During an interview with Bryt FM based in Koforidua, Konkoni recognized the high expectations and the burden of stepping into the shoes of the departed Congolese forward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a striker, my primary responsibility is to score goals. To be honest, I&#8217;m feeling the pressure to deliver because I came in as a replacement for the top striker Mayele, who has left to join Pyramids. Mayele netted numerous goals for Yanga before his departure, and that&#8217;s what they anticipate from me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My goal is to score more goals for Yanga by the end of the season and also meet our objectives,&#8221; stated Konkoni.<\/p>\n<p>Since his move from Bechem United during the recent transfer window, Hafiz Konkoni has already scored two goals for Yanga. His aim is to strengthen Yanga&#8217;s attacking prowess as they pursue their season&#8217;s objectives.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the Tanzanian team has been placed in the same group as Ghanaian champions Medeama SC in the CAF Champions League group stage, along with Egypt&#8217;s Al-Ahly and Algerian champions CR Belouizdad.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hafiz Konkoni admits being under pressure to excel at Young Africans Hafiz Konkoni openly admitted to feeling the pressure to perform at Tanzanian powerhouse, Young Africans (Yanga). Konkoni&#8217;s transfer to Yanga followed an outstanding season with Bechem United in the Ghana Premier League, where he notched 15 goals and secured the second spot on the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8417,3347],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-39171","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-featured","7":"category-ghplayersabroad"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-abN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40196,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/hafiz-konkoni-departs-yanga-on-a-loan-transfer-to-join-the-cypriot-club-dogan-turk-birligi\/","url_meta":{"origin":39171,"position":0},"title":"Hafiz Konkoni departs Yanga on a loan transfer to join the Cypriot club Dogan Turk Birligi.","author":"Selasi Fiawoyi","date":"January 16, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Hafiz Konkoni departs Yanga on a loan transfer to join the Cypriot club Dogan Turk Birligi. 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