CAF Champions League: KCCA, Al-Ahly, Wydad Advance To Group Stage

The second half of the CAF Champions League's first round commenced on Saturday with nine games.


At Kampala, Uganda:


Muhammad Shaban scored the only goal of both the match and the series in the 47th minute as KCCA knocked off visiting Saint George 1-0 in game two and ousted the Ethiopian club by that same score on aggregate.


At Lobamba, Swaziland:


Sandile Hlatjwako scored the only goal of the match in the 28th minute as Mbabane Swallows defeated visiting Zanaco 1-0 in game two and eliminated the Zambian club 3-1 on aggregate.


At Abidjan, Ivory Coast:


Despite dropping a 2-0 game-two road decision to Williamsville AC, Morocco's Wydad Casablanca still won their series 7-2 on aggregate.


At Libreville, Gabon:


Al-Ahly defeated CF Mounana 3-1 on the road in game two and easily took their two-game series 7-1 on aggregate.


Mohamed Gaber (8'), Walid Azaro (30'), and Walid Soliman (62') delivered the goal power for the Egyptian club.


At Algiers, Algeria:


MC Alger blasted visiting MFM (Nigeria) 6-0 in game two and won their series 7-2 on aggregate.


Hichem Nekkache scored twice (20', 55') for the Algerian club.


At Dakar, Senegal:


Horoya, with goals from Daouda Camara (PK-25') and Brefo Mensah (88') each scoring once,  blanked Generation Foot 2-0 on the road in game two and won their series 4-1 on aggregate.


At Gaborone, Botswana:


A 0-0 game-two home stalemate with Young Africans proved to be good enough for Township Rollers as they won their two-match series with the Tanzanian club 2-1 on aggregate.


At Beira, Mozambique:


Despite being dominated 3-0 on the road in game two against UD Songo, TP Mazembe still won their series with the club from Mozambique 4-3 on aggregate.


Helder Justino Pelembe scored twice (1', 75') for the hosts.


At Johannesburg, South Africa:


Despite dropping a 1-0 game-two regulation decision to Bidvest Wits, thus squaring the series at 1-1 on aggregate (and with no overtime periods), CD Primeiro de Agosto of Angola won the penalty-kick shootout 3-2 to advance to the group stage.