Crucial away goals Zamalek and RS Berkane

by Staff Reporter

Sunday Sep 15, 2024. 11:00

USM Alger and Sekhukhune United will have to overturn one-goal deficits to advance to the CAF Confederation Cup group stages, while Zamalek and RS Berkane are sitting pretty after the preliminary second-round, first-leg ties on Saturday.

Sayed Abdallah (45+1′) scored the all-important away goal for Zamalek as they beat Administration Police 1-0 at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.

RS Berkane are in a stronger position after they ran out 2-0 victors over Dadje at the Stade de l’Amitie in Cotonou, where second-half goals from Paul Bassene (57′) and Ayoub Khairi (90+4′) put them in the driver’s seat/

Paynesville made home advantage count when they secured a 1-0 victory against more-fancied Stade Malien at the SKD Stadium in Monrovia.

Meanwhile, Sekhukhune United were undone by a late goal after they suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Lunda Sul at the Estadio 11 de Novembro in Luanda.

Babina Noko were just seconds away from keeping a clean sheet on the road when Joao Cassicote popped up in the 95th minute to clinch a dramatic win for the home team.

USM Alger also have it all to do on home soil in the second leg after they narrowly lost 1-0 against Stade Tunisien at the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium in Tunis, with AS Otoho in a similar position following their 1-0 reverse to Black Bulls at the Campo da ABB in Maputo.

Saturday’s CAF Confederation Cup first-leg results:

Administration Police 0-1 Zamalek

Black Bulls 1-0 AS Otoho

Lunda Sul 1-0 Sekhukhune United

Dadje 0-2 RS Berkane

Paynesville 1-0 Stade Malien

Stade Tunisien 1-0 USM Alger