The first qualifying round of the Champions League was played on Sunday August 27, 2023.Real Bamako qualified, while Vita Club stumbled out of the competition.
CotonSport - Real Bamako (0-2)
Arguably the biggest clash of the CAF Champions League play-offs.After a 0-0 draw in the first leg, it was all to play for in Garoua, Cameroon.Real Bamako showed their determination to overcome Coton Sport (0-2). An impressive victory for the Malian side on the Cameroonian pitch.
Enyimba - Al-Ahly Benghazi (0-0)
Libyan club Ahly Benghazi, led by Tunisian coach Lassaad Dridi, qualified for the second preliminary round of the African Champions League thanks to a 0-0 draw today against Nigeria's Enyimba in Abuja. In the first leg, the Libyans had already won 4-3 in a spectacular match. Ahly Benghazi thus continue their African journey, and in the next round will be aiming to get even closer to the group stage.
Vita Club - Primeiro de Agosto (1-1)
AS Vita Club missed out this Sunday, August 27. At the Stade des Martyrs, against Primeiro de Agosto.With the Angolans victorious in the first leg, the Congolese had to decide the second leg. Vita scored in the 25th minute before being pegged back in the 52nd minute. The DRC can now only count on TP Mazembe in the CAF Champions League, following the elimination of AS VClub.
