Sianga'a is Simba coach

In one of the biggest competition upsets in recent history, the Egyptians lost 2-5 in Cairo to Simba of Tanzania on Sunday.

Simba held a 1-0 lead from the first leg in Dar-es-Salaam and kept their opponents at bay until the 70th minute, when Zamalek's Abdelhalim Ali evened the aggregate score.

But Zamalek, playing their last match under Brazilian coach Carlos Alberto Capral, could not grab a second, forcing the match to penalties.

Simba converted three of their penalties, while Zamalek scored twice.

The shock defeat put a dampener on what was supposed to be a celebratory night for Zamalek.

Champions League results

Fresh from winning the Egyptian league, they cancelled a post-match ceremony where they supposed to receive the trophy.

Capral has quit Zamalek

Sunday's match had been expected to be an easy encounter for the Cairo club, who surprisingly let striker Hossam Hassan go on holiday on Saturday.

Ghana's Hearts of Oak, champions in 2000, were also eliminated on Sunday, losing 3-2 on aggregate to Angola's AS Aviacao.

Group regulars Esperance of Tunisia were 7-1 aggregate winners over Highlanders of Zimbabwe, after Sunday's 6-0 win in Tunis.

Cameroon's Canon Yaounde came from a goal down to beat FC St Eloi Lupopo of DR Congo 3-1 in Yaound� on Sunday, while a strike from Adama Soro Saina gave Asec Abidjan a qualification ticket, beating Moroccan champions Hassania Agadir 1-0 on aggregate.

The group stage offers the eight qualifiers a share of $3.5 million in marketing and television revenue.

In the Cup Winner's Cup, holders Wydad Casablanca beat Al Hilal of Libya 4-0 to reach the quarter-finals. The Moroccans won 6-2 on aggregate.

Army club APR FC became the first Rwandan club to reach the quarter-finals of a continental club competition with a 5-1 aggregate win over Etoile du Congo.

They beat the Congolese 2-1 in Brazzaville.

The draw for the group phase of the Champions League, quarter-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup and Caf Cup will be made in Cairo on 10 July.