CAF Champions League Qualifying

Qualifying for the CAF Champions League commenced on Saturday with 15 games.


At Antananarivo, Madagascar:


Francis Rafaralahy scored the winning goal in the third minute of second-half stoppage time as CNaPS Sport took the opening game of their series with Uganda's KCCA 2-1 at home.


At Lusaka, Zambia:


Martin Phiri scored twice (36', 89') as Zanaco dominated visiting Armed Forces (The Gambia) 3-0 in the opening match of their two-game series.


At Bamako, Mali:


N'tji Michael Samake's successfully-converted penalty kick in the 18th minute provided all the scoring in Stade Malien's series-opening 1-0 home victory over Williamsville AC of Ivory Coast.



At Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso:



Hermann Sawadogo scored the only goal of the match in the 24th minute with his successful penalty kick as Rail Club du Kadiogo defeated visiting CF Mounana (Gabon) 1-0 in the opening contest of their two-game series.


At Niamey, Niger:


Ocansey Mandela (14'), Bassirou Ouedraogo (17'), and Ibrahima Sory Sankhon (23') each scored a goal in the opening half-hour as Horoya of Guinea dominated AS FAN 3-0 on the road in their series opener.


At Dakar, Senegal:


Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (55') and Amadou Dia Ndiaye (75') each scored once as Generation Foot blanked visiting Misr Lel-Makkasa 2-0 in game one of their two-match series.


At Dar es Salaam, Tanzania:


Juma Mahadhi scored the only goal of the match in the 67th minute as Young Africans took the opening match of their series with Saint Louis Suns United (Seychelles) 1-0 at home.


At Gaborone, Botswana:


Moshe Gaolaowe (27'), Edwin Moalosi (45'), and Segolame Boy (70') each scored once as Township Rovers dominated visiting Al-Merrikh (Sudan) 3-0 in game one.


At Machakos, Kenya:


Kevin Omondi (19') and Ephrem Guikan (61') produced the goals as Gor Mahia blanked visiting Leones Vegetarianos (Equatoria Guinea) 2-0 in their series opener.


At Nouakchott, Mauritania:


Haythem Jouini's equalizer in the 67th minute lifted Esperance de Tunis to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with ASAC Concorde. 

Andou M'Barek scored for the Mauritanian club in the 25th minute.


At Madingou, Republic of the Congo:



Cesaire Gandze scored the winning goal in the 71st minute as AC Leopards took game one 2-1 over visiting AS Togo-Port (Togo).



At Zanzibar City, Zanzibar:


ZESCO United held hosts JKU to a series-opening -0-0 stalemate.



At El Jadida, Morocco:


Hamid Ahaddad delivered five goals (24', 26', 38', 43', 47') while Simon Msuva added a triple (45', 73', 87') as Difaa El Jadidi all but advanced after their series-opening 10-0 brass-knuckling of visiting Sport Bissau e Benfica.

At Johannesburg, South Africa:

Kobamelo Kodisang (24') and Eleazar Rodgers (38') each scored once as Bidvest Wits opened their series by blanking visiting Pamplemousses (Mauritius) 2-0.

At Kigali, Rwanda:


Jamali Bazunza's goal at 74 minutes enabled Burundi's LLB Academic FC to  gain a series-opening 1-1 road draw with Rayon Sports.

Hussein Shabani salvaged the home draw for the Rwandan club with his equalizer in the 81st minute.