CAF Champions League wrap - Tuesday, March 6

Grant Kekana of Supersport United battles for the ball with Rodrick Kabwe of Ajax Cape Town during the Absa Premiership 2017/18 football match between Ajax Cape Town and SuperSport United at Athlone Stadium, Cape Town on 28 February 2018 ©Chris Ricco/BackpagePix

by Austin Ditlhobolo

Wednesday Mar 07, 2018. 07:40

AfricanFootball reviews the six 2018 CAF Confederation Cup first round first-leg matches which took place on Tuesday.

Last year’s runners-up, SuperSport United of South Africa drew 0-0 with Angolan side Petro de Luanda at the Estádio 11 de Novembro I’m Luanda.

DR Congo outfit DC Motema Pemba were held to a 1-1 draw by Deportivo Niefang of Equatorial Guinea at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa.

Congo-Brazzaville side CS La Mancha were thrashed Sudanese Club Al Ahly Shendi 3-0 at the Stade Municipal in Pointe-Noire.

CR Belouizdad of Algeria secured a 3-0 win over Zambia side Nkana at the Stade du 20-Août-1955 in Algiers.

Moroccan club RS Berkane stunned Tunisian giants Club Africain 3-1 at the Stade Municipal de Berkane in Berkane.

Lastly, Moroccan side Raja Casablanca were held to a 1-1 draw by Mauritanian outfit FC Nouadhibou at the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca.

The second-leg encounters will be played on the weekend of 16-18 March.

Tuesday’s first round first-leg results

Petro de Luanda 0-0 SuperSport United

Motema Pemba 1-1 Deportivo Niefang

CS La Mancha 3-0 Al Ahly Shendi

CR Belouizdad 3-0 Nkana

RS Berkane 3-1 Club Africain

Raja Casablanca 1-1 FC Nouadhibou