CAF Champions League

The first round of the CAF Champions League commenced on Saturday with eight games.

At Tizi Ouzou, Algeria:

Hamza Banouh scored twice (52', 67') as JS Kabylie opened their two-game series by blanking visiting Koroya 2-0.

At Malabo, Equatorial Guinea:

Salah Mohsen (65') and Walid Soliman (84') each scored once as Al-Ahly blanked Cano Sport 2-0 on the road in their series-opening contest.

At Thies, Senegal:

Mame Gueye scored twice (12', 68') as Generation Foot held off visiting Zamalek 2-1 in their series opener.

At Luanda, Angola:

Petro de Luanda and visiting KCCA battled to a series-opening 0-0 stalemate.

At Victoria, Seychelles:

Samuel Mabunda scored twice (5', 74') as Mamelodi Sundowns all but locked up their series with Cote d'Or by destroying their hosts 5-0.

At Dar es Salaam, Tanzania:

Thabani Kamusoko's equalizer at the death (90'+6) lifted ZESCO United to a 1-1 series-opening road deadlock with Young Africans.

Patrick Sibomana converted a penalty kick for the Tanzanian club's tally in the 24th minute.

At Bulawayo, Zimbabwe:

Never Tigere's goal in the 21st minute carried FC Platinum to a 1-0 game-one home victory over UD Songo.

At Lusaka, Zambia:

Christian Ngudikama scored the winning goal in the 86th minute as the August 1st Club upended Green Eagles 2-1 on the road in their series opener.