Sfaxien impress, Nigerian sides lose in Confed Cup

Saturday Nov 28, 2020. 22:11

The new seasons of both the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup are well and truly underway after a combined 16 matches in the preliminary round across the continent on Saturday 28 November, with Tunisia’s CS Sfaxien recording the headline result.

CSS claimed an emphatic 5-0 away win over Zanzibar’s Malndege – with a hat-trick from Firas Chaouat – to put one foot into the next round of the Champions League. The same can be said of Botswana’s Jwaneng Galaxy, who recorded a 4-0 home win over Comoros’ Zilimadjou, while Sudan’s Al Hilal secured a 1-0 away triumph at Uganda’s Vipers.

There were also key wins for Rwanda’s APR at home to Kenyan side Gor Mahia, Zimbabwe’s FC Platinum away to Costa do Sol in Mozambique, and Libyan side Al Ahly Benghazi have advanced without kicking a ball after Ethiopia’s Mekelle 70 Enderta did not honour their scheduled match in Cairo.

In the Confed Cup, the key result was Senegalese side ASC Diaraf defeating Nigeria’s Kano Pillars 3-1 at home thanks to strikes from Joseph Bassene, Mohamed Diallo and Pape Ndiaye – though Sai Masu Gida still have a foothold in the tie thanks to David Ebuka’s away goal.

The other Nigerian side, Rivers United, also fell to defeat as they succumbed 2-1 away to Futuro Kings in Equatorial Guinea, while the biggest wins of the day came from Al Ittihad Tripoli and Tanzania’s Namungo, who trumped Somalia’s Horseed 4-1 and South Sudan’s Al Rabita 3-0 respectively.

The preliminary round, first-leg matches for both competitions will be completed on Sunday 29 November. The return legs will be held next weekend, 4-6 December.

CAF Champions League results, 28 November

APR 2-1 Gor Mahia

Forest Rangers 0-0 AS Bouenguidi

Costa do Sol 1-2 FC Platinum

Jwaneng Galaxy 4-0 US Zilimadjou

Buffles du Borgou 1-1 MC Alger

Mlandege 0-5 CS Sfaxien

Vipers 0-1 Al Hilal

Al Ahly Benghazi v Mekelle 70 Enderta – Walkover after the latter failed to honour the game

CAF Confederation Cup results, 28 November

Musongati 2-2 Green Eagles

AS Arta 0-1 Arab Contractors

Etoile du Congo 1-1 Bravos do Marquis

Futuro Kings 2-1 Rivers United

Al Ittihad Tripoli 4-1 Horseed

Namungo 3-0 Al Rabita

AS Kaloum Star 1-1 Tevragh Zeina

GAMTEL 0-1 TAS Casablanca

ASC Diaraf 3-1 Kano Pillars