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CAF Champions League: Raja vs AmaZulu clash

Raja Casablanca entre en lice Ligue des champions CAF
CAF Champions League: Raja vs AmaZulu clash

After Wydad Casablanca's stunning victory, Raja, the other Moroccan representative in this Champions League group stage, makes its debut this Saturday. The Greens face a surprising AmaZulu team.

When the great rival has made a success of its entry, a slip-up is forbidden. 24 hours after Wydad's 3-0 win over Esperança of Angola, it's the neighbour's turn to start the competition. Raja Casablanca welcomes at 19:00 (GMT) the South African team of AmaZulu which discovers the group stage of the CAF Champions League.

Marc Wilmots under pressure with Raja
The Greens are not at their best financially. And in sporting terms, seeing their rivals slip six points clear at the top of the league is putting Raja in a mini-crisis. Some people are already calling for the head of Belgian coach Marc Wilmots, who has only managed 7 games. The low number of victories (two) does not play in his favor. So not starting well in the CAF Champions League would make him even more vulnerable.

In front of him, he will have a much less experienced coach: Benedict Mc Carthy. But the former Bafana Bafana striker is a magician. Last year, he took charge of a club on the verge of relegation and in a few months' time had lifted them to second place and a place in the Champions League. The Kwazulu club's first appearance on the African stage saw them eliminate TP Mazembe, the second most successful club in the competition (5 titles), in the second preliminary round. Can they surprise three-time CAF Champions League winners Raja in Casablanca?

Esperance of Tunis face Galaxy
Esperance of Tunis are in action this Saturday at 1pm (GMT) after a disappointing draw with Etoile Sahel. The Sang et Or want to end Al Ahly's reign in the CAF Champions League this year. Before the Egyptians' double crown, it is moreover them who have occupied the throne twice in a row (2018 and 2019). To begin, the Esperantists receive Galaxy of Botswana. They are novices at this stage of the competition. But they still eliminated Simba SC by dominating them in Dar Es Salam (3-1). Thanks to a double from Namibian Rudath Wendell.

 

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