Kaizer Chiefs comfortably beat Black Africa of Namibia 3-0 in the first leg of the preliminary stage of the Orange CAF Champions League competition on Saturday in Johannesburg.Two goals from Kingston Nkatha and the other from Mandla Masango gave the Soweto giants a good lead to take to Namibia in the return leg.The home side were too strong for the visitors and could have added more to their tally.Amakhosi raced to a 2-0 lead at half-time and had they utilised most of their chances, the scoreline could have been more than double the final result.After dominating the opening minutes, Chiefs…
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Tanzania champions, Young Africans deflated Komorozine Sports of Comoros 7-0 whilst Kampala City Council (KCC) of Uganda shocked Al-Merreikh of sudan with a 2-0 win Omdurman.Young Africans proved too much for their visitors in the Orange CAF Champions League prelims first leg encounter at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam that saw Mrisho Ngassa netting a hat-trick. The Tanzanians made their pre-tournament training camp in Turkey count scoring the opener as early as the 14th minute through Ngassa, nodding in a cross from Mbuyu Twite.Nadir Haroub cemented the lead six minutes later to give Yanga a two-goal lead at…
Senegalese champions, Diambars managed a lone goal win over ASFA Yennenga of Burkina Faso in their Orange CAF Champions League prelims first leg clash on Saturday in Mbour.Seydina Keita scored the only goal of the match on 74 minutes to give the debutants a lone goal advantage ahead of the second leg next weekend in Ouagadougou.The encounter got off on a high note with both clubs searching for the opener in the early stages. Diambars, making their maiden appearance at the continental stage, dominated in the latter stages of the first half and Ousseynou Ndiaye was unlucky to have broken…
Two late goals from substitute Johannes Seibeb handed African Stars of Namibia a 2-0 win over Petro Atletico of Angola in their Orange CAF Confederation Cup prelims first leg clash on Friday in Windhoek.Seibeb scored on 79 minutes before adding the second four minutes from time to send the crowd at the Sam Nujoma Stadium into a frenzy mood and hand his team a two-goal advantage ahead of the return trip to Luanda next week.African Stars, debuting in the second-tier continental club championship were denied the opener by the visitors, and only found the antidote in the introduction of Seibab…
Libyan side, Ahli Benghazi and Raja Athletic Club of Morocco made winning starts in the first leg matches of the preliminary round of the Orange CAF Champions League.Ahli romped to a 4-0 win over Foullah Edifice of Chad on Friday in Tunis whilst Raja tore apart Diamond Stars of Sierra Leone with a 6-0 win in Casablanca.Despite playing away from home due to security concerns in their native Libya, Ahli outplayed their guests with Zimbabwe-import Edward Sadomba grabbing a brace. The former Dynamos forward broke the deadlock on 26 minutes before Abdelrahman Fetori doubled the lead from the spot on…
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Normal 0 false false false EN-ZA X-NONE X-NONE South Africa’s Orange CAF Champions League representatives, Kaizer Chiefs, take on Namibia’s Black Africa at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday in the first leg of the preliminary round eager to surpass their rivals Orlando Pirates’ runners-up finish last year.Chiefs last played in Africa’s premier club competition in 2005 and will have a lot of pressure to do better than their fiercest rivals, Pirates who lost in the final to Egyptian giants, Al Ahly.Stuart Baxter’s giants are 11 points clear at the summit of the Absa Premiership but the Chiefs mentor…
Senegalese champions, Diambars will be making their debut in the continental club championship with a date with ASFA Yennenga of Burkina in the preliminary round clash of the Orange CAF Champions League.Head coach, Pape Boubacar Gadiaga admits that his team has no experience at this level, but rates his team’s strength in talent and determination to overpower their opponents, perennial participants in the African clubs championships.With a team of an average age of less than 23-years, Gadiaga spoke with Cafonline.com on their readiness for the first leg encounter which takes place on Saturday, February 8 at the Caroline Faye Stadium…
Fresh from their historic feat at the 2014 Orange African Nations Championship (CHAN) in South Africa, Libyan club Ahly Tripoli will be carrying on the hopes of the country in the second-tier continental club championship.Ahly Tripoli, which contributed five of the Libyan squad that won the North Africans their first continental silverware including goalkeeper Mohamed Abdaula Nashnush and captain Ali Salama will face Club Olympique de Bamako of Mali in the first leg of the preliminary round of the Orange CAF Confederation Cup.The match will however take place at the El Menzah Stadium in Tunis on Sunday and much will…
He led the renaissance of Ethiopian football and brought Africa’s second largest populated country back to the AFCON finals for the first time in over 30years. After an unsuccessful campaign at African Nations Championship 2014, veteran Ethiopian coach Sewnet Bishaw has been relieved of his post by the Ethiopia Football Federation (EFF) effective, Wednesday, February 5, 2014.The affable coach’s reaction was shrug off his shoulders and acknowledge that such is the way with his profession. Bishaw said he has no ill feelings against the (EFF) and gave off his best during his second tenure as Walyas coach. Bishaw told Supersport.com…