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DPA
Wednesday 23 December 2020
08:48 pm
Al-Merrikh and the Sudanese Crescent took the lead in the group stage of the African Champions League.
Al-Hilal defeated Ghanaian host Asante Kotoko 1-0, while Al-Merrikh defeated Nigerian club Enyimba on Wednesday in the first leg of the 32nd round of the continental competition.
Al-Hilal snatched a remarkable 1-0 victory from host Asante Kotoko, the champion of the competition in 1970 and 1983.
Congolese star Vinny Bongunga wore the robe of mastery in the match, after scoring the only goal of the match in the 77th minute, to reinforce the hopes of the Sudanese team, which climbed to the final of the tournament in 1987 and 1992, to advance to the group stage.
Sudanese Al-Merrikh won a beautiful 3-0 win over Enyimba, to be on the verge of being promoted to the group stage in continental competition.
Saif Terry assumed the role of champion in the match, after scoring three goals (hat-trick) for the Sudanese team in the sixth, 44 and 90 minutes.
Mars suffers a two-goal defeat to his Nigerian rival in the rematch to reserve a spot in the group stage, while Enyimba, who won the title in 2003 and 2004, must win by four goals if he is to avoid an early exit from the league. competition.
The negative draw was imposed on the Libyan match Al-Ahly Benghazi and his guest, Esperance from Tunisia, to postpone the decision to the second leg to be played in Tunisia, where the summoned team (Sheikh of Tunisian Clubs) must win any result for continue his career in the tournament that was crowned four times.
Moroccan Wydad Casablanca suffered a surprise 0/1 defeat in front of Mali Stadium, to become the crowned team in 1992 and 2017, demanding a victory by at least two goals in the second leg.
TP Mazembe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is on the verge of qualifying for the group stage thanks to a valuable 2/1 win over their Gabonese host Bongoedi.
While Zimbabwean Platinum scored a beautiful 1/0 victory at home to Simba Tanzania, Zambian Nkana drew 1/1 with Angolan guest Pietro Atlético, and Ivorian Racing Club Abidjan with guest Houria Conakry of Guinea with the same score. .
South Africa’s Kaizer Chiefs also drew 0-0 at home to Angola on 1 August.
It should be noted that Zamalek, runners-up in the last version, were the first to qualify for the group stage after the withdrawal of their Chadian rival Al-Ghazala from facing the two teams on the 32nd day of the tournament.
🏟️ 3 winners at home
✈️ 3 guests win
🤝 4 drawsThe results of today’s first leg in the second round of the African Champions League #TotalCAFCL 👇 pic.twitter.com/GGZLOhCIFA
– CAF – Arabic (@caf_online_AR) December 23, 2020
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