Saturday, March 29, 2014

CAF Champions League: Defending Champs De-Throned By Libyan Club; TP Mazembe, CS Sfaxien, AS Vita Club Reach Group Stage, Too

The final weekend of qualifying for CAF Champions League group-stage berths commenced with four games on Saturday.

At Alexandria, Egypt:

Al-Ahly Benghazi knocked off Al-Ahly 3-2 on the road in game two of their two-match series and ousted the defending continental champs 4-2 on aggregate as the Libyan club advanced to the group stage.

At Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

Mbwana Samatta scored the only goal of the match in the 66th minute as TP Mazembe overturned their series-opening 2-1 road defeat from last week with a 1-0 game-two home win over Sewe Sport, and with the aggregate score at 2-2, advanced to the group stage on away goals.

At Sfax, Tunisia:

CS Sfaxien blanked visiting Horoya AC 2-0 in game two and eliminated the Guinean club 3-0 on aggregate.

At Johannesburg, South Africa:

Despite a 2-0 road defeat in game two, AS Vita Club still won their two-game series with Kaiser Chiefs 3-2 on aggregate.

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