Exciting close to Opening Round of CAF Interclub 2024/25 season
CAF Interclub 2024/25 Preliminary Round action of the first leg came to an exciting finish on Sunday, 18 August with a number of exciting encounters that produced goals and quality football action across the continent.
The 1st Leg fixtures of both the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup kicked off a brand-new CAF Interclub season on Friday, 16 August with matches taking place throughout the weekend.
In Sunday’s fixtures of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, Egyptian side Pyramids powered into a comfortable position ahead of the return leg after putting six past Zanzibar’s JKU SCZ - a result that has put the two-legged affair beyond reach for the islanders.
In another match that took place on an African island, Madagascar’s Disciples FC held former champions, Orlando Pirates to a goalless draw ahead of the return leg in Soweto next week.
The result will be a disappointment to the South Africans, who have set high hopes for themselves on the continent this season after bowing out of the competition in the preliminary stages in the last edition.
Other stand-out results of the weekend include Nigeria’s Remo Stars edging AS Far of Morocco 2-1 in a closely contested affair, while Malawi’s Nyasa Big Bullets overcame Red Arrows of Zambia by the same scoreline.
There was equally as much entertainment in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday with a southern African clash between Dynamos FC of Zimbabwe and Zambian powerhouse, Zesco United.
Despite both sides playing well, it was Dynamos who emerged 1-0 winners, setting up an appetising return leg this coming weekend.
In Liberia, Paynesville FC made easy work of Cameroon’s Fovu De Baham with a comfortable 4 – 0 win.
Ghana’s Nsoatreman FC also cruised past their visitors from Chad with a 3-0 win over Elect Sport.
A four goal-thriller between Togo’s ASCK and Niger’s AS Fan saw both sides score twice in what was an evenly balanced encounter.
Despite creating a numerous of chances, both sides can credit their goalkeepers for keeping them in the contest, as the return leg promises to be yet another exciting tactical battle between the two sides.
TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Results
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