CAF Confed Cup: Enyimba, Raja secure wins, Pirates held

Iwuala Anayo of Enyimba in action during the 2021 CAF Confederation Cup match between Enyimba FC of Nigeria v Setif of Algeria

by Staff Reporter

Sunday Apr 04, 2021. 23:37

Enyimba FC and Raja Casablanca both registered home victories in the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday.

Two goals from Augustine Oladapo and Tosin Omoleye inspired Nigerian giants Enyimba to a 2-1 win over their Group A rivals, ES Setif of Algeria in Aba.

While Raja Casablanca claimed a comfortable 2-0 win over Egyptian outfit Pyramids in a Group D match with both goals being scored in the first-half in Casablanca.

In Dar es Salaam, Diamond Chikwekwe’s solitary goal inspired Zambian giants Nkana to a 1-0 win over Tanzanian club Namungo in a Group D game.

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Burkina Faso side Salitas succumbed to a 2-0 defeat to Senegalese side Jaaraf in a Group C game in Thies with both goals being second in the second-half.

In Rades, Etoile du Sahel played to a 0-0 draw with their Tunisian rivals CS Sfaxien in another Group C encounter.

Meanwhile, South African giants Orlando Pirates were held to a 0-0 draw by Libyan club Al Ahli Benghazi in a Group A match in Benghazi.

Algerian giants JS Kabylie collected a point away from home when they held Moroccan side RS Berkane to a 0-0 draw in a Group B match.

Still, in Group B, Abdouraman Daman’s solitary goal inspired Cameroonian giants Cotonsport to a 1-0 win over Zambian outfit NAPSA Stars in Lusaka.

Sunday’s CAF Confederation Cup results

Enyimba FC 2-1 ES Setif

Raja Casablanca 2-0 Pyramids

Namungo 0-1 Nkana FC

Jaaraf 2-0 Salitas

Etoile du Sahel 0-0 CS Sfaxien

Al Ahli Benghazi 0-0 Orlando Pirates

RS Berkane 0-0 JS Kabylie

NAPSA Stars 0-1 Cotonsport