The first leg of the 1st preliminary round of the African Champions League, which kicked off on Friday, continued on Sunday with 12 matches on the program. And some of the teams have hit the ground running to put one foot and 4 toes in the next round.
UD Songo (Mozambique) vs Green Mamba (Eswatini)
UD Songo of Mozambique won at home by the narrowest of margins (1-0) against Green Mamba of Eswatini.
Jwaneng Galaxy (Botswana) vs Vipers (Uganda)
Botswana's Jwaneng Galaxy won 2-0 against Uganda's Vipers. The 1st goal was scored in the 10th minute by Vincent Sesinyi. He scored again in the 78th minute.
Ali Sabieh (Djibouti) vs Young Africans (Tanzania)
Young Africans of Tanzania took an option on qualification with a 0-2 away win against Ali Sabieh of Djibouti. The 1st goal was scored in the 38th minute by Aziz Ki, the second in the 60th minute by Musonda.
Otoho d'Oyo (Congo Brazza) vs Al-Merrikh (Sudan)
Congo's Otoho Oyo and Sudan's Al-Merrikh were unable to settle the tie after the first leg. They played out a 1-1 draw. The visitors opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. They were pegged back in 1st half stoppage time (45+5).
Medeama SC (Ghana) vs Remo Stars (Nigeria)
Ghana's Medeama SC took the lead against Nigeria's Remo Stars. They won at home (1-0) thanks to a Jonathan Sowah goal in the 21st minute.
Dragon FC (Equatorial Guinea) vs Big Bullets (Malawi)
Big Bullets of Malawi pulled off a major coup with a 2-0 win over Dragon FC of Equatorial Guinea. Gasten Phodo scored twice (7th and 32nd).
ASKO (Togo) vs FAR
Moroccan champions FAR Rabat defeated ASKO in Togo 1-0. The Togolese will need to pull off a feat if they are to qualify for the second leg. Diakité scored the only goal of the game in the 32nd minute.
Nouadhibou vs Al Ahly Tripoli
The Mauritanians pulled off a resounding exploit by beating Al Ahly Tripoli (2-0).The 2 goals came late on. The first came in the 78th minute. The second came at the end of the match in the 92nd minute.
Al Ahly-Benghazi vs Enyimba
Libya's Al Ahly and Nigeria's Enyimba provided arguably the finest match of the day, in the derby of the day.The Nigerians opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Al Ahly equalized and then took the lead in the 8th and 42nd minutes respectively. But Enyimba's determination was not to be denied, as they came back to score in the 59th minute.Al Ahly again took the lead, scoring their 3rd goal in the 75th minute. But the chase was not over, as Enyimba equalized (3-3) in the 86th minute. The crazy scenario continued as Al Ahly Benghazi snatched victory in stoppage time (96th minute). Final score (4-3).
Other results
Coton Sport (Benin) vs ASEC Mimosas (Ivory Coast) (0-0)
Primero de Agosto (Angola) vs Vita Club (DRC) (0-0)
Hafia (Guinea Conakry) vs Génération Foot (Senegal) (0-0)
⏰ FT’
Otoho d’Oyo 1-1 Al Merriekh
• Medeama 1-0 Remo Stars
• Dragon FC 0-2 Nyasa Big Bullets
• Kara 0-1 FAR Rabat#CAFCl pic.twitter.com/EGY4L4a8YT
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