CAF Champions League

Tanzania’s Simba SC face tough Vipers hurdle in CAF Champions League

Published

4 years ago

February 25, 2023

admin

_{Tanzania’s Simba SC will face a tough test when they play away to Uganda’s Vipers SC in a Group C match of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League on Saturday night.}

_{Although Simba have reached the group stage of the same tournament before and dropped out at the quarter final stage in the TotalEnergies Confederation Cup last season, the match at the St. Marys Stadium, Kitende provides a different test altogether.}

_{Morocco’s Raja Casablanca top of the group with six points after wins against Vipers and Simba SC, while Horoya AC (Guinea) are second with 4 points. Vipers have only collected one point in their draw against Horoya last weekend, while Simba SC are bottom with no point.}

_{Vipers SC’s new coach Beto Bianchi has defended his players, stating that despite their recent inability to secure positive results, they have been playing good football, and he believes that their hard work will eventually pay off.}

_{“There is some form of pressure and my players need to relax and convert the many chances we create,” added the coach. The Vipers SC will look to skipper Milton Karisa to drive the team forward in search of their first win in the group stage.}

_{But Roberto Oliviera, the Simba SC coach also made it clear that they are in Uganda to collect three points.}

_{“We need to get three points to restore the morale of the team. But Vipers also has quality therefore we shall need to be careful,” added the Brazilian who left Vipers to join the Tanzanian side.}

_{Meanwhile, the two Sudan Premier League sides Al Hilal and Al Merriekh picks vital wins in their respective groups in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League on Friday.}

_{Al Hilal came from a goal down to beat hosts Coton Sport 2-1 in a match played at the Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua, Cameroon. Patient Wassou gave the hosts a 1-0 first half lead, but DR Congo International Makabi Lilepo netted a brace after the interval to make sure Al Hilal picked maximum points. The win sends them second on the log behind Mamelodi Sundowns who face Al Ahly.}

_{Al Merriekh also picked a 1-0 win against Algeria’s CR Belouizdad in a Group D match played at the Benina Martyrs Stadium in Libya. Brazilian striker Paulo Sergio netted a penalty after 32 minutes.}

CAF Champions League

Sudan’s Al Hilal, Simba SC book TotalEnergies CAF Champions League group stage slots

Published

3 weeks ago

October 26, 2026

admin

Two more teams from the CECAFA Zone have joined Young Africans SC to qualify for the group stage of the 2026/2027 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.

Tanzania Premier League side Simba SC defeated 15 de Agosto 3-0 in the return leg of the second preliminary round played on Sunday at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam.

Anicet Oura, Elie Mpanzu and Kelestso Makgalwa netted second half goals to guide Simba SC to victory. The Tanzanian side qualified on a 9-0 goal aggregate.

Sudan’s Al Hilal SC also stopped Sidama Bunna (Ethiopia) 2-0 in a match played at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda.

Ernest Muzolo Sita gave Al Hilal a first half lead, and skipper Mohamed Abdelrahman made it 2-0 at the stroke of half time. The Sudan side qualified on a 4-0 goal aggregate.

Another Sudan side El Merrikh failed to see off Horoya AC on Saturday. After losing the first leg 1-0, the Sudan team won by the same margin, but lost 5-3 on penalty kicks.

Rwanda’s APR FC lost 1-0 away to Zamalek FC (Egypt) in a match played on Saturday. APR FC bowed out on a 2-0 goal aggregate.

South Sudan Premier League reigning champions El Merriekh SC Bentiu also suffered a 4-0 defeat away to Pyramids FC in Cairo on Saturday to bow out on a 5-0 goal aggregate.

The other teams that have qualified to complete the line up of sixteen teams include; Club Africain, Esperance (Egypt), RS Berkane, MAS de Fes (Morocco), Colombe Sportive (Cameroon), FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania), Horoya AC (Guinea), MC Alger (Algeria), Orlando Pirates (South Africa), Petro Atlético (Angola) and Wiliete SC (Angola).

Results for CECAFA teams

Simba SC 3 15 de Agosto 0

Zamalek FC 1 APR FC 0

Pyramids FC 4 El Merriekh SC Bentiu 0

Al Hilal SC 2 Sidama Bunna 0

El Merrikh 1 Horoya AC 0

Young Africans SC 4 CFFA 1

;lk .

CAF Champions League

Young Africans SC first team to qualify for CAF Champions League group stage

Published

3 weeks ago

October 21, 2026

admin

Tanzania’s Young Africans SC are the first team to qualify for the group stage of the 2026/2027 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.

The Tanzanian giants defeated CFFA (Madagascar) 4-1 in the return leg of the second preliminary round in a match played on Wednesday at Azam Complex in Chamazi, Dar es Salaam.

After a 4-0 win in the first leg and a convincing win in the second leg, Young Africans SC have qualified on an 8-1 goal aggregate.

Ibrahim Kazimoto scored the opener after 27 minutes to give the home side the lead. A second-half brace by Selemani Mwalimu made it 3-0 for Young Africans, before CFFA pulled a goal back after 75 minutes. Later teenager Juma Issa Abushuri scored Young Africans 4^th goal.

Manqoba Mngqithi, Young Africans SC’s head coach says he is happy to qualify for the group stage of the competition. “I am happy that we are through to the group stage and now we return to the drawing board to prepare for other matches in the bust season,” says Mngqithi.

In another CAF Champions League match played in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, Simba SC humbled 15 de Agosto 6-1 in the delayed first leg of the second preliminary round.

Ibrahim Doumbia netted a brace, while Nathaniel Chilambo, Elie Mpanzu, Keletso Makgalwa and Anicet Alain Oura scored for the Tanzanian Premier League side. The Equatorial Guinean team netted a consolation goal in added time.

The other second leg matches involving teams from the CECAFA Zone will be played over the weekend. Rwanda’s APR FC will play away to Zamalek, El Merriekh SC Bentiu will battle Pyramids FC, while Al Merrikh (Sudan) host Horoya Ac, all on October 24^th.

On Sunday Al Hilal (Sudan) will host Ethiopia’s Sidama Bunna in Kigali, while Simba SC play the return leg against 15 de Agosto also in Dar es Salaam.

CAF Champions League

Al Hilal, Young Africans SC pick vital wins in CAF Champions League

Published

4 weeks ago

October 18, 2026

admin

Two teams Al HIlal and Young Africans SC are the only two teams that have registered wins in the first legs matches of the second preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.

Sudan giants Al Hilal SC defeated hosts Sidama Bunna (Ethiopia) 2-0 in a match played at the Dire Dawa Stadium on Sunday.

Al Hilal took the led after 11 minutes when the hosts netted an own goal, and skipper Mohamed Abdelrahman at the stroke of full time.

Another match played on Sunday, Sudan Premier League side Al Merrikh SC suffered a 1-0 defeat away to Horoya Athletic Club in a match played at the 28 September Stadium, in Conakry, Guinea.

On Saturday Tanzania Premier League side, Young Africans SC also registered an emphatic 4-0 away win over Madagascar’s CFFA.

Young Africans SC took the lead after 39 minutes through Cheikh Touré, while Albert Kangwanda made it 2-0. Mudathir Yahya and Maxi Nzengeli also got their names on the score sheet.

Rwanda’s APR FC and El Merriekh SC Bentiu (South Sudan) suffered identical 1-0 home defeats to Egyptian sides Zamalek FC and Pyramids respectively on Friday.

Tanzania’s Simba SC will face 15 de Agosto (Equatorial Guinea) on October 20^th at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam. The two legs will be played in Tanzania. The winners of matches in the second preliminary round over two legs will qualify to play in the 16 team group stage.

Results for CECAFA Teams

APR FC 0 Zamalek 1

El Merriekh SC Bentiu 0 Pyramids FC 1

CFFA 0 Young Africans SC 4

Sidama Bunna 0 Al Hilal SC 2

Horoya AC 1 Al Merrikh 0

CAF Champions League

Red hot Simba SC thrash Mighthy Wanderers in CAF Champions League

Published

2 months ago

September 14, 2026

admin

Tanzania Premier League side Simba SC have advanced to the second preliminary sage of the 2026/2027 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.

Simba SC thrashed Mighty Wanderers FC 6-1 in the second leg of the first preliminary round played at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Sunday.

Clatous Chota Chama and Libasse Gueye scored a brace each, while Matiala Keletso Makgalwa and Morice Michael Abraham also had their names on the score sheet for Simba SC. Clement Nyondo netted the only goal for the Malawi Premier League side.

Simba will now face the winner between 15 de Agusto and Fumboni FC.

Another Tanzanian side Young Africans SC struggled to collect a 2-1 win against Gaborone United FC in a match played on Saturday at the Azam Complex.

Young Africans who advanced on a 3-2 goal aggregate will next face CFFA from Madagascar in the second preliminary round in October.

After drawing goalless in the first leg Sidama Bunna from Ethiopia defeated Aiglons 3-0 on Sunday. The Ethiopian side will now face Sudan’s Al Hilal SC in the second preliminary round in a battle of CECAFA teams.

On Sunday CECAFA teams KVZ FC (Zanzibar), Vipers SC (Uganda) and Kenya’s Gor Mahia FC all failed to advance to the next stage of the competition.

Al Merrikh (Sudan) who ejected Zambia’s Power Dynamos 2-0 on aggregate will now face Horoya AC in the next stage,

Rwanda’s APR FC who saw off DR Congo’s Les Algles du Congo 3-1 on aggregate will now face Zamalek FC. The Egypt side ejected AS Port (Djibouti) 6-1 on goal aggregate.

South Sudan’s El Merriekh SC Bentiu who saw off Heegan FC (Somalia) 4-0 on goal aggregate will now face Pyramids in the next round.

In other matches played on Sunday, KVZ FC suffered a 3-0 defeat at home in Zanzibar, while Pyramids FC humbled Gor Mahia FC (Kenya) 5-1 to qualify on a 7-1 goal aggregate. Vipers SC who had managed a 1-1 draw in Kampala bowed out after the return leg ended goalless against FC Nouadhibou in Mauritania.

Second preliminary round fixtures for CECAFA teams

CFFA vs Young Africans SC

APR FC vs Zamalek FC

El Merriekh SC Bentiu vs Pyramids FC

Sidama Bunna vs Al Hilal SC

Horoya AC vs Al Merrikh