The qualifiers for the next round of the 2023 CAF Cup are gradually becoming known. Matches played on Saturday August 26 in the second leg of the preliminaries have delivered their verdicts.
The second leg of the first round of the CAF Cup preliminaries continued on Saturday August 26 and the big guns made sure of their place in the next round. Stade Malien, after a resounding 3-1 away success, did the rest of the work at home. The Malians simply smashed Watanga of Liberia (4-1). Stade Malien now advance to the next round of the 2023 CAF Cup.
Guinea's SOAR also managed to clear the first hurdle. After a 2-2 draw in the first leg at Douane of Mauritania, the Guineans drew again but came away empty-handed. Enough to go through. The two away goals propel them into second place in the CAF Cup.
Al Merreikh Juba (South Sudan), Bendel (Nigeria), Academie de FAD (Côte d'Ivoire), AS Arta (Djibouti), Bahir Dar Kenema (Ethiopia) are the other teams qualified for the next stage of the CAF Cup. The rest of the competition continues this Sunday, August 27, with a number of intriguing clashes.
