CAF Champions League: Group-Stage Play Opens With A Township Rollers Home Win And Two Draws

Group-stage play in the CAF Champions League commenced on Friday.

GROUP A:

At Alexandria, Egypt:

Al-Ahly and visiting Esperance de Tunis battled to a 0-0 stalemate.

At Gaborone, Botswana:

Lemponye Tshirelesto scored the only goal of the match as Township Rollers defeated visiting KCCA 1-0.

Group A Standings:

1. Township Rollers (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 0)
2. Al-Ahly (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Esperance de Tunis (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. KCCA (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)




GROUP B:

At Algiers:

Amir Karaoui's equalizer in the 82nd minute enabled MC Alger to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Difaa El Jadidi.

Hamid Ahadad scored for the Moroccan club in the 77th minute.