TotalEnergies CAF Champions League: Monastir, Enugu Rangers secure hard-fought wins
TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2nd Preliminary Round action got underway on Friday, 13 September with two matches taking place to mark the start of another action-packed weekend of CAF Interclub football.
Two matches took place on Friday evening, with both hosts securing slim victories over their travelling opponents.
Nigerian outfit, Enugu Rangers played host to Sagrada Esperanca of Angola whom they edged 1-0 courtesy of a late strike by Kazwem Ogunleye in the 78th minute.
The slender victory gives hope to the Nigerians ahead of what is expected to be an even tougher return leg in Angola next weekend.
Up north, Monastir welcomed Algerian side, MC Alger to Tunisia in what was a closely contested encounter.
Despite starting off as the better side, the visitors unfortunately conceded an own goal by Ayoub Ghezala which was the only goal of the match ahead of next weekend’s return leg in Algeria.
TotalEnergies CAF Champions League action continues this weekend with more exciting action taking place, as the race towards a place in the group stages gains momentum.
TotalEnergies CAF Champions League results & fixtures:
Friday, 13 September
Enugu Rangers 1 - 0 Sagrada Esperanca
Monastir 0 - 1 MC Alger
Saturday, 14 September
12h00 GMT | CBE SA vs Young Africans
13h00 GMT | Red Arrows vs TP Mazembe
13h00 GMT | Al-Merrikh vs AS FAR
14h00 GMT | Jwaneng Galaxy FC vs Orlando Pirates FC
14h00 GMT | Maniema Union vs Petro de Luanda
16h00 GMT | Djoliba vs ASKO
16h00 GMT | Douanes vs CR Belouizdad
Sunday, 15 September
12h00 GMT | Gor Mahia vs Al Ahly
15h00 GMT | Samartex vs Raja CA
16h00 GMT | San Pedro vs Al-Hilal
16h00 GMT | Dekedaha vs ES Tunis
19h00 GMT | Stade d’Abidjan vs Milo FC
The return leg fixtures of the 2nd Preliminary stage will be played between 20 – 22 September.