CAF Confederation Cup rookies hold Tunisian giants
CAF Confed rookies hold Tunisian giants
Posted: 2010-04-26 07:41
Egyptian debutants Petrojet held twice-winners CS Sfaxien of Tunisia to a 1-1 draw in their 1/8th round clash of the Orange CAF Confederation Cup in Suez on Sunday.
www.kickoff.com/league/confederation-cup/results/The hosts came from behind to hold the 2007 and 2008 winners of the second-tier continental club championship at the Suez Canal Stadium.
Hamza Younes scored the Tunisians on 22 minutes before playmaker Walid Suleiman leveled for Petrojet four minutes from recess.
In other matches, Nigerien side ASFAN maintained their giant-killing status with a lone goal victory over Congolese side Daring Club Motema Pembe whilst holders Stade Malien tumbled once again losing 0-2 to Moroccan torchbearers FUS Rabat.
Striker Mohamed Abdoulaye scored on 32 minutes to send the crowd at the General Seyni Kountche Stadium in Niamey celebrating all night.
In Rabat, Nigerien-import Alhassane Issoufou fired FUS Rabat into the lead on 27 minutes before Malian Souleymane Dembele sealed victory with a superb strike seven minutes after the hour mark.
Stade Malien had their woes deepened after Cheick Oumar Ballo was given the marching off orders on the strike of full time.
The 14-time Malian champions have displayed an ordinary performance this term raising doubts about their ability to defend the title.
Elsewhere at the Atbra Stadium, Sudan’s torchbearers Al-Amal beat visiting C.R. Belouizdad of Algeria by a lone goal. El-Tahir Hammad scored the match winner on 52 minutes.
At the Martyrs Stadium in Kinshasa, AS Vita Club took a giant stride towards qualification to the next round with a 3-0 win over Nigeria’s Enyimba FC.
Striker Alfred Fongang broke the deadlock after five minutes giving the Black Dolphins a first half lead before second half goals from Ilonga Ilifo and Serge Lofo Bongeli from the spot sealed victory.
Enyimba, African champions in 2003 and 2004 must score at least four unanswered goals to advance past the Congolese in the return leg in Aba in a fortnight.
Nigeria’s other representatives Warri Wolves beat CAPS United of Zimbabwe 2-1 in Warri.
Tanzanian giants Simba SC managed a 2-1 victory over Haras El-Hodoud of Egypt at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar-es-Salaam.
Emmanuel Okwi gave the hosts the lead in the 10th minute and Mrisha Mgosi doubled the lead in the second half before Ahmed Eid grabbed the much-needed away goal in the closing stages of the game.
Cameroon are in danger of losing out on representation in the continental club championship after sole survivors Coton Sport lost 1-2 at home to Primeiro de Agosto of Angola.
The Angolans shot into a two-goal lead courtesy Marcellin Gaha and Jose Valo before Hilaire Momi grabbed a consolation in the dying embers of the game.
The second leg matches will take place on the weekend on May 7-9 with the winners facing the 1/8th round losers of the Orange CAF Champions League for a place at the mini-league stage.
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