By Daily Sports on August 26, 2019
Enyimba triumphed and Kano Pillars were eliminated Sunday as Nigerian clubs experienced mixed fortunes in CAF Champions League preliminary round second legs.
Forced to play behind closed doors because the competition organisers were dissatisfied with some renovations to their stadium, Enyimba crushed Rahimo of Burkina Faso 5-0 in southeastern city Aba.
Enyimba qualified 5-1 on aggregate and face Al Hilal of Sudan next month for a place in the group phase, where prize money kicks in.
Reuben Bala and Stanley Dimgba bagged braces for Enyimba, the only Nigerian club to win the Champions League, and one of only four teams to achieve back-to-back titles.
Early and late goals gave Asante Kotoko of Ghana a 2-0 victory over Kano Pillars, a 4-3 overall win and a last-32 showdown with fellow former African champions Etoile Sahel of Tunisia.
Kelvin Andoh netted for the Kumasi outfit after just three minutes and the Porcupine Warriors struck again 10 minutes from time when Emmanuel Gyamfi completed a brilliantly executed move.
Highly ambitious Simba of Tanzania were shock preliminary round casualties, losing on away goals to UD Songo of Mozambique after a 1-1 draw in Dar es Salaam.
Luis Miquissone gave Songo an early lead they retained until three minutes from time when Tanzanian international Erasto Nyoni levelled from a penalty.
CAF Champions League results
CAF Champions League preliminary round, second leg results on Sunday:
Horoya (GUI) 1 (Nikiema 23) Stade Malien (MLI) 0
Horoya win 2-1 on aggregate
ASC Kara (TOG) 1 (Nane 82) Buffles Borgou (BEN) 0
Kara win 2-1 on aggregate
V Club (COD) 1 (Mumuni 54) UMS Loum (CMR) 0
V Club win 1-0 on aggregate
Al Hilal (SUD) 0 Rayon Sports (RWA) 0
Aggregate: 1-1, Hilal win on away goals
Enyimba (NGR) 5 (Bala 32, 86, Okorom 47, Dimgba 79, 89) Rahimo (BUR) 0
Enyimba win 5-1 on aggregate
USM Alger (ALG) 3 (Mahious 26, Ellafi 35-pen, Ardji 65) Sonidep (NIG) 1 (Kheiraoui 62-og)
USM win 5-2 on aggregate
Gor Mahia (KEN) 5 (Kamana 5-og, Kipkirui 16, 38, Ambudo 64, Omondi 66) Aigle Noir Makamba (BDI) 1 (Gasongo 74)
Gor win 5-1 on aggregate
Mekelle (ETH) 1 (Gebremichael 13) Cano Sport Academy (GEQ) 1 (Naone 40)
Cano win 3-2 on aggregate
Asante Kotoko (GHA) 2 (Andoh 3, Gyamfi 80) Kano Pillars (NGR) 0
Kotoko win 4-3 on aggregate
Petro Atletico (ANG) 2 (Isaac 37, Benvindo 82) Matlama (LES) 0
Petro win 4-0 on aggregate
Nouadhibou (MTN) 1 (Gaye 70-pen) SO Armee (CIV) 0
Nouadhibou win 1-0 on aggregate
Elect-Sport (CHA) 2 (Gamninga 53, Bechir 62) Cercle Mberi Sportif (GAB) 0
Elect win 2-0 on aggregate
Simba (TAN) 1 (Nyoni 87-pen) UD Songo (MOZ) 1 (Miquissone 12)
Aggregate: 1-1, Songo win on away goals
Pamplemousses (MRI) 1 (Razah 11) Fosa Juniors (MAD) 1 (Andriamamonjy 66)
Fosa win 2-1 on aggregate
Al Nasr (LBA) 3 (Al Mehdi (2), Balaam) Tempete Mocaf (CAR) 1
Nasr win 3-2 on aggregate
Note: match moved from Benghazi to Cairo for security reasons
Played Saturday
Raja Casablanca (MAR) 4 (Rahimi 15, Nanah 48, 76, Moutaouali 51) Brikama Utd (GAM) 0
Raja win 7-3 on aggregate
Al Merrikh (SUD) 3 (Abdelgadir 44, 74, Ibrahim 56) JS Kabylie (ALG) 2 (Saadou 79, Addadi 84-pen)
Aggregate: 3-3, Kabylie win on away goals
Zamalek (EGY) 6 (Mohamed 25, 52, Shikabala 66, 73, Alaa 78-pen, Abdel-Aziz 85) Dekedaha (SOM) 0
Zamalek win 13-0 on aggregate
Generation Foot (SEN) 3 (Gueye 16, Bayo 57, Diagne 83) LPRC Oilers (LBR) 0
Generation win 3-1 on aggregate
Etoile Sahel (TUN) 7 (Ben Ouannes 38-pen, Aribi 47, 52, 55, 85, Belarbi 51-pen, 62) Hafia (GUI) 1
Etoile win 8-3 on aggregate
Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) 4 (Sirino 14, 34, Lebusa 24, Zwane 39) AS Otoho (CGO) 0
Sundowns win 5-2 on aggregate
Zesco Utd (ZAM) 1 (Were 14) Green Mamba (SWZ) 0
Zesco win 3-0 on aggregate
Township Rollers (BOT) 0 Young Africans (TAN) 1 (Balinya 40)
Africans win 2-1 on aggregate
Platinum (ZIM) 3 (Chafa 4-pen, Tigere 36, Chikwende 81) Nyasa Big Bullets (MAW) 2 (Banda 29, Phiri 79)
Platinum win 3-2 on aggregate
Primeiro Agosto (ANG) 2 (Mabululo 34, 68-pen) KMKM (ZAN) 0
Primeiro win 4-0 on aggregate
Orlando Pirates (RSA) 1 (Jele 60) Green Eagles (ZAM) 1 (Shamende 61)
Eagles win 2-1 on aggregate
Friday
Al Ahly (EGY) 9 (S. Mohsen 6, 40, El Shahat 19, 46, 62, A. Fathy 45, H. Fathy 55, 67, Selim 81-og) Atlabara (SSD) 0
Ahly win 13-0 on aggregate
Kampala Capital City Authority (UGA) 2 (Kizza 81, Okello 89) African Stars (NAM) 0
Kampala win 4-3 on aggregate
Cote d’Or (SEY) 1 (Kizito 90) Fomboni (COM) 1 (Mouhtare 87)
Aggregate: 3-3, Cote win on away goals
Byes: Esperance (TUN, holders), Wydad Casablanca (MAR), TP Mazembe (COD).
•Text (excluding headline) courtesy of Channels TV. File photo shows Enyimba players celebrating a victory
Source Daily Sports
Posted August 26, 2019
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