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AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2016 - Preliminary round - 1st leg - all results

AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2016

 

Friday's matches
▪ Vipers vs Enyimba 1:0 
▪ Olympique Khouribga vs Gamtel 2:1 

Saturday's matches
▪ Cercle Joachim vs Young Africans 0:1 
▪ Chicken Inn vs Mamelodi Sundowns 1:0 
▪ Gor Mahia vs CNaPS 1:2
▪ Mafunzo vs AS Vita Club 0:3
▪ Recreativo Do Libolo vs Racing Micomseng 5:1
▪ AS Mangasport vs Etoile Du Congo 0:0
▪ AS Douanes Dakar vs Horoya 0:0
▪ Stade Malien vs RC Bobo Dioulasso 3:1

Sunday's matches
▪ Zesco Utd vs Al Ghazala 2:0
▪ Volcan vs Kaizer Chiefs 0:4
▪ Club Africain vs Tanda 2:0
▪ St George vs St Michel Utd 3:0
▪ Mbabane Swallows vs APR 1:0
▪ Lioli vs Vital'O 1:2
▪ Cotontchad vs ASEC Mimosas 0:1
▪ AshantiGold vs Mouloudia Bejaia 1:0
▪ Warri Wolves vs Sporting Praia Cruz -:-
▪ Onze Createurs vs Al Ahly Tripoli 1:2
▪ Nimba Utd vs Union Douala 1:3
▪ Wydad vs Douanes -:-


South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns were beaten 1:0 away to Zimbabwe's Chicken Inn on Saturday, as the African Champions League first round first leg upsets continued.

Sundowns, along with Kaizer Chiefs, were hoping to lead another charge by South African clubs to rule the continent, after both clubs exited the competition in the first round last season.

But a solitary goal from Mischeck Katsvairo in the first half gave Chicken Inn a surprise win in Bulawayo.

The two will meet in the second leg in Pretoria in two weeks time, when Sundowns will be under pressure, considering they play in the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) which is one of the richest leagues on the continent.

The PSL season has reached the halfway mark, but the league in Zimbabwe has not yet started. Kaizer Chiefs, also of South Africa, are away to Volcan Club of Comoros Island on Sunday.

Tanazania's Young Africans were the first of Saturday's winners, beating Cercle de Joachim 1:0 in Mauritius thanks to a goal from Zimbabwe midfielder Donald Ngoma on 16 minutes.

On Friday, the upsets began in the very first game of this year's African Champions League as Uganda's Vipers won their first ever continental club match beating visiting Enyimba of Nigeria 1:0.

Erisa Sekisambu, who was part of the team at the recent African Nations Championship in Rwanda, scored the only goal of the game for the Ugandan champions in the 72nd minute.

The goal was set up by a deep pass from Keziron Kizito but it was Sekisambu's skill that ultimately beat the Enyimba defence.

He was left with plenty to do as he picked up the ball cut into the area before dribbling past Akabueze John Uche feigning to pass and finally hitting the ball into the roof of the net.

There was some groans around the Nakivubo Stadium in central Kampala as fans thought he has only hit the side netting but they soon turned to cheers as they realised what he had done.

Vipers overcame the two-time African and current Nigerian champions without several key players including striker Farouk Miya, who has joined Belgian club Standard Liege.

The second leg is on the last weekend of February in the Nigerian city of Aba.

Also on Friday, Olympique Khourigba of Morocco beat Gambian League champions Gamtel 2:1 in Marrakech in their first leg.

Gamtel went ahead through a thunderous strike from Modou Sarr.

But the host side came back with goals from Ibrahim.

 

14 Feb 2016
(BBC Sport UK)

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