Club Africain dethrone Esperance as FC Nouadhibou celebrate another Mauritanian crown

African football is alive every weekend with exciting league action around the continent, and our weekly round-up of league action highlights a selection of the most important results.

TUNISIA
Club Africain sealed their first Ligue 1 title since 2015 with a dramatic stoppage-time strike from Ghaith Zaalouni to dethrone Esperance on Sunday.
Defender Zaalouni was allowed to strike from outside the penalty area in the 16th minute of added time to put Club Africain clear at the top of the standings on 65 points, five ahead of Esperance with one match remaining.
It was Club Africain’s 14th league crown and marked an 11th championship for 76-year-old coach Faouzi Benzarti, who had previously won five titles with Esperance.
If Esperance are to join Club Africain in the field for next season’s TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, they will need to beat Ben Guerdane away on Thursday in their final fixture of the season, or otherwise open the door for third-placed CS Sfaxien, who are only one point behind.
CSS’s last league game is at home to Etoile Sahel on Wednesday.

MAURITANIA
A comprehensive 4-1 victory for FC Nouadhibou over ASC Police at the Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium in Nouakchott on Sunday was a fitting way to celebrate a ninth successive Super D1 title.
Nouadhibou, who have won 14 league crowns in total with veteran Spanish coach Javi Lopez in charge, had been confirmed champions on Saturday when their closest challengers, AS Douanes, were held to a 1-1 draw away at Kaedi.
The stalemate left Douanes seven points adrift with only two matches left to play in the season, and Sunday’s win for Nouadhibou extended their lead at the top of the standings to 10 points.
It was also a vital point for Kaedi, which means they cannot be relegated, with FC Ksar and Inter Nouakchott condemned to the second tier next season.
FC Ksar are five-time former champions of Mauritania.

UGANDA
Leaders Vipers stumbled in their bid to move closer to a successful defence of their Premier League crown when they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Uganda Revenue Authority at St Mary’s Stadium in Kitende on Friday.
However, they could yet secure the championship this week if they beat Police in Kampala on Tuesday and other results go their way.
Vipers had to come from behind to draw with URA, with Usama Arafat’s ninth goal of the league season seeing them move to 60 points from 27 games.
They are five points ahead of Kampala Capital City Authority, who are in action away on Wednesday against Uganda People’s Defence Force in Bombo.

CHAMPIONS
The last few weeks have seen league champions decided across several countries, with clubs qualifying to compete in next season’s TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.
They are Mouloudia Alger (Algeria), Petro Atlético (Angola), Gaborone United (Botswana), Rahimo (Burkina Faso), Aigle Noir (Burundi), ASEC Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), Lijabatho (Lesotho), La Cure Waves (Mauritius), Foresters (Seychelles), and Power Dynamos (Zambia).