ES Tunis & Young Africans win big in CAF second prelim round

Clatous Chama of Young Africans (L) celebrates goal with teammates during the CAF Champions League 2024/25 Preliminary Round 2nd Leg match between Young Africans and CBE at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 21 September 2024 ©Amani Allan Kimweri/BackpagePix

by Staff Reporter

Monday Sep 23, 2024. 11:05

ES Tunis and Young Africans were the big winners in this weekend’s list of CAF Champions League action, while champions Al Ahly cruised to victory in Cairo.

The 12-time CAF Champions League winners bagged a 3-0 win against Gor Mahia in their second-leg, second preliminary round tie at the Cairo International Stadium on Saturday.

Goals by Ramy Rabia, Wessam Ali and Taher Mohamed saw the Egyptians record a 6-0 aggregate win over two dominant legs.

Elsewhere, Young Africans swept CBE SA aside to a 6-0 victory at the Amani Stadium on Saturday and marched on with a 7-0 aggregate score overall.

Then, ES Tunis were the biggest winners in this past weekend’s list of second leg second preliminary round ties following a dominant 8-0 win against Dekedaha at Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi on Saturday.

The Tunisian side look a comfortable 4-1 lead into their home fixture, with the aggregate score ending at 12-1 in Mkashkha’s favour.

Results:

Friday, 20 September

CR Belouizdad (4) 1-0 (0) Douanes

Saturday, 21 September

TP Mazembe 2-1 Red Arrows

Petro de Luanda 0-0 Maniema Union

Al Ahly 3-0 Gor Mahia

Orlando Pirates 1-0 Jwaneng Galaxy

Mamelodi Sundowns 4-0 Swallows

Young Africans 6-0 CBE SA

ES Tunis 8-0 Dekedaha

Pyramids 3-1 APR

Raja CA 2-0 Samartex

MC Alger 2-0 Monastir

Sunday, 22 September

Sagrada Esperanca 3-1 Enugu Rangers

Milo 2-1 Stade d’Abidjan

ASKO 0-1 Djoliba

AS FAR 2-0 Al-Merrikh

Al-Hilal 1-0 San-Pedro