CAF Champions League

The preliminary round of the CAF Champions League concluded with 23 games played over the weekend.

Friday's game:

At Niamey, Niger:
The lone Friday contest, a 0-0 deadlock, was good enough for visiting JSM Bejaia as the Algerian club took out hosts Olympic Niamey 3-0 on aggregate for the two-match series.

Saturday's games:

At N'Djamena, Chad:
A 0-0 draw on the road in game two of their series with Gazelle completed a dominating two-game performance for Zamalek as the Egyptian club handily won their series 7-0 on aggregate.

At Kasarani, Kenya:
Peter Opiyo (65'), Andrew Sekayombya (70'), and Joseph Shikokoti (79') provided the scoring punch as Tusker FC dominated visiting St Michael United 3-0 in match two and completed their two-game domination of the club from Seychelles 7-1 on aggregate.

At Mitsamiouli, Comoros:
Takesure Chinyama scored his fifth goal of the two-game series in the 54th minute as Orlando Pirates blasted Djabal Club 4-0 on the road in game two and completed their two-match annihilation of the club from Comoros 9-0 on aggregate.

At Gaborone, Botswana:
Tshepo Motlhabankwe scored the only goal of the match in the 81st minute as Mochudi Centre Chiefs racked up a second successive 1-0 victory, this time at home, and finished off CD Maxaquene 2-0 on aggregate.

At Bakau, Gambia:
Andre Ndame Ndame scored what proved to be the series-winning goal in the 65th minute as FUS Rabat, despite dropping a 2-1 game-two decision on the road, still won their two match series with Real de Banjul due to the away goals rule (the aggregate score was 2-2).


At Abidjan, Ivory Coast:
After a scoreless series opener in Guinea, Gabriel Pacome (23'), Halidou Idrissa (58'), and Rostan Kakou (78') each scored a goal as Sewe Sports defeated visiting Horoya 3-0 in game two and on aggregate for the series.

At Freetown, Sierra Leone:
A 1-1 game-two deadlock on the road was good enough for AFAD Djekanou as the Ivoronian club took their series with Diamond Stars 6-2 on aggregate.

At Kampala, Uganda:
After a second straight 0-0 stalemate, the two-match series between the Uganda Revenue Authority and visiting Coton Sport went directly to a penalty-kick shootout, won by the club from Cameroon 4-3.

Sunday's games:

At Lome, Togo:
A 2-1 game-two road win for AS Vita Club enabled the Congolese club to finish off Dynamic Togolais 5-1 on aggregate.

At Addis Ababa, Ethiopia:
Saint George hammered visiting Jamhuri 5-0 in game two and handily finished off the club from Zanzibar 8-0 on aggregate.

At Rabat, Morocco:
Marouane Troudi scored the only goal of the match in the 24th minute as CA Bizertin registered a second straight 1-0 win over Al-Ittihad of Libya to win their two-contest series 2-0 on aggregate.  This game was played in Morocco due to security issues in Libya.

At Lobamba, Swaziland:
A 0-0 game-two road stalemate was good enough for Zanaco FC as the Zambian club won their two-match series with Mbabane Swallows 3-2 on aggregate.

At Bujumbura, Burundi:
Despite dropping a 1-0 decision at home in match two, Vital'O won their two-game series with Armee Patriotique Rwandaise FC due to away goals.  The score was 2-2 on aggregate.

At Calulo, Angola:
Dorivaldo Antonio Dias scored twice (9', 87') as Recreativo do Libolo buried visiting Simba 4-0 in game two and won their series with the Tanzanian club 5-0 on aggregate.

At Malabo, Equatorial Guinea:
Yusif Aziz scored the only goal of the match in the 64th minute as Ghana's Asante Kotoko defeated Ela Nguema 1-0 on the road in game two and completed their two-match fist beating of the Equatorial Guinean club 8-0 on aggregate.

At Libreville, Gabon:

Despite dropping a 1-0 game-two decision on the road to CF Mounana, Leopards won their two-game series 2-1 on aggregate.

At Bangui, Central African Republic:

A 0-0 stalemate on the road in game two proved to be much more than good enough for Kano Pillars as the Nigerian club defeated Olympic Real 5-1 on aggregate for the series.

At Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso:

After a second successive 1-1 draw in game two resulted in a 2-2 two-match series aggregate, the series went directly to a penalty-kick shootout and hosts ASFA Yennenga defeated visiting ASPAC from Benin 5-4 to advance to the first round proper.

At Dakar, Senegal:

Karim Ben Badji's stoppage-time goal (90'+4) enabled Casa Sport to gain a 1-0 game-two home win over Moghreb Tetouan, squaring the two-contest series a 1-1 on aggregate.  The Senegalese club then won the penalty-kick shootout 3-1 to advance to the first-round proper.

At Monrovia, Liberia:

Edoa Nga scored the only goal of the match in the 86th minute as US Douala from Cameroon took game two 1-0 on the road and eliminated the Liberia Ship Corporate Registry Football Club 3-1 on aggregate.

At Antananarivo, Madagascar:

Despite a 1-0 game-two road defeat to AS Adema, Primeiro de Augusto still won their two-match series 4-3 on aggregate.

At Maseru, Lesotho:

Despite dropping a 1-0 game-two road decision to the Lesotho Correctional Services, Zimbabwe's Dynamos still won their two-game series 3-1 on aggregate.