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Champions League roundup

Angola and Al Ahly striker Flavio
Angola striker Flavio scored for Al Ahly against Young Africans

Three-time African champions Canon Yaounde crashed out of the Champions League after losing on penalties to Angola's Primeiro Agosto.

The Angolans won Monday's second round second leg game in Cameroon 1-0, to make it 1-1 on aggregate before eventually winning 5-4 after a penalty shoot out.

Malian club Djoliba lost 1-0 at home to Club Africain of Tunisia but still progressed to the third round.

Nigerian Ezenwa Otorogu scored in the 65th minute for Club Africain, but the tie ended 2-2 on aggregate, with Djoliba winning on away goals.

Asec Mimosas of Ivory Coast cruised through 3-0 on aggregate, after winning their second round, second-leg match away to Burkina Faso's Etoile Filante 1-0.

Ajax Cape Town became the second South African side to crash out of the Champions League after losing to Monomotapa of Zimbabwe on away goals.

The Zimbabwean champions won the second leg of the second round tie 2-1 on Sunday in Harare to make it 4-4 on aggregate.

The result means there is no South African club in the third round of the Champions League, after SuperSport United lost 3-2 on aggregate to Uganda's KCC .

The 1-1 draw on Saturday means that KCC win 3-2 on aggregate.

The South African champions took the lead through substitute Mulondo Sikhwivhilu in the 57th minute.

Then a mistake by 41-year-old former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Andre Arendse gifted KCC a 78th-minute equaliser as he failed to grasp a free-kick and Anthony Bongole scored off a post from close range.

Dioko Kaluyituka in action for the DR Congo at CHAN
Dioko Kaluyituka scored for TP Mazembe against Petro Atletico

Two-time African Champions Asante Kotoko of Ghana were knocked out by Morocco's Al Ittihad Khemisset on the away goals rule.

The Moroccans won the second leg 2-0 at home to make the score 3-3 on aggregate.

Sudanese club Al Hilal went through despite losing 2-1 away in Reunion to Stade Tamponnaise.

Gael Payet scored twice with Haitham Mostafa's goal putting Al Hilal through 4-3 on aggregate.

Also on Saturday defending champions Al Ahly of Egypt beat Tanzania's Young Africans 1-0.

Angola striker Flavio scored the only goal of the game in Dar es Salaam after just four minutes to complete a 4-0 aggregate win for the defending champions.

Last year's runners-up Coton Sport Garoua of Cameroon are also through after beating Mangasport in Gabon 3-2 in the second leg to make it 5-3 on aggregate.

Kano Pillars were held to a goalless draw by visitors AS Douanes of Senegal, the Nigerians advancing on the away goals rule after a 1-1 draw in the first leg.

Former African champions FAR Rabat of Morocco were knocked out by Heartland after a 1-1 draw in the second leg to give the Nigerians a 4-2 aggregate victory.

Mohamed Madihi gave the Moroccans hope with a goal in the 37th minute but Signs Chibambo put the tie beyond doubt as he found the net in the 67th minute.

Another former African champion JS Kabylie of Algeria also crashed out as they lost in Libya 1-0 to Al Ahly Tripoli.

Omar Dawood's 39th-minute goal completed a 3-1 victory aggregate win for the Libyan side.

There was better news for two-time winners TP Mazembe of DR Congo as they won 2-1 in Angola over Petro Atletico.

Two of the stars of the DR Congo's win at the recent African Nations Championship in the Ivory Coast, Mputu Mabi and Dioko Kaluyituka, scored the goals for Mazembe.

Sudan's Al Merreikh eased past visitors Al Ittihad of Libya 3-0 to complete a 4-1 aggregate win.

All the goals came in the first half, with two from Nigerian striker Endurance Idahor and one from Ragei Abdalla.

Zambia's Zesco United beat visiting Africa Sports from the Ivory Coast 2-0 and that was the same score on aggregate.

Maybin Mwaba scored the opening goal in the 59th minute and Enock Sakala completed the win 10 minutes later.

On Friday evening Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel drew 0-0 in Algeria with ASO Chlef to win 2-1 on aggregate.

The 2007 winners advance thanks to their 2-1 victory in the first leg in Sousse three weeks ago.


Third round draw:

Primeiro Agosto (ANG) v Al Hilal (SUD)
Kano Pillars (NGR) v Al Ahly (EGY)
Djoliba (MLI) v ZESCO Utd (ZAM)
KCC (UGA) v Al Merreikh (SUD)
Heartland (NGR) v Coton Sport (CMR)
TP Mazembe (DRC) v Al Ittihad Khemisset (MAR)
Asec Mimosas (CIV) v Monomotapa (ZIM)
Al Ahly Tripoli (LBA) v Etoile du Sahel (TUN)

First legs 17-19 April, second legs 1-3 May



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see also
Holders Al Ahly outclass Yanga
16 Mar 09 |  African
Canon Yaounde edge past Inter
15 Feb 09 |  African
2009 Champions League statistics
16 Mar 09 |  African


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