Fifteen CAF Confederation Cup playoff round return matches took place on Sunday, October 3rd across the continent and featured progress to the group stages for the likes of RS Berkane, Paradou, Al Masry and Horoya.
Former Africa champions Enyimba made a return to the table of men following a 2-1 win over South Africa’s second division side TS Galaxy at Mbombela Stadium.
The Peoples’ Elephants had registered a 2-0 win last weekend in Lagos, to progress 4-1 on aggregate.
Fellow Nigeria counterparts Enugu Rangers benefited on the away goal rule after they won 1-0 at home against Togos’s AS Kara.
The Flying Antelopes had lost the first leg 2–1 in Lome last weekend and will have their on-form striker Chinonso Eziekwe to thank after he scored the decisive strike in the 17th minute of the keenly contested match.
Kenyan duo of Gor Mahia and Bandari made exits from the competition, with the former falling 3-2 to DR Congo’s giants Motema Pembe while the latter left with an overall score of 5-2 at the hands of Guinea’s Horoya AC.
Egypt’s Pyramids FC completed a double over Tanzania’s Young Africans to reach the group stages following their 5-1 aggregate victory. In the first leg encounter played in Dar-es-Salaam, the Sebastien Desabre’s coached outfit registered a 2-1 victory.
Ghana representatives, Asante Kotoko, bowed out of the competition following a 2-0 away defeat to Ivorian side San Pedro.
Goals from Cheick Soumaro and Amede Diomande handed the home side victory against the Porcupine Warriors, who had registered a slim 1-0 win in Kumasi.
Ugandan sides KCCA and Proline FC failed to seek slots at the mini-league stage- the former failed to get past Algeria’s Paradou as they lost 4-1 on the overall score while the latter went down 2-0 at home to Libya’s El Nasr, losing the tie on 4-2 aggregate.
Last season finalists RS Berkane of Morocco shocked Madagascar’s’ Faso Juniors by overrunning a 2-0 defeat last weekend. The Oranges managed to wallop their opponents by five unanswered goals to make it to group stages.
Djoliba AC of Mali cruised to a 4-0 win over Chad’s Elect Sport to advance on 5-0 aggregate while South Africa’s Bidvest Wits walloped Mozambique’s UD Songo 6-0 to progress on 8-1 overall.
Green Eagles fell short after their 2-1 loss to Hassania Agadir while their Zambian counterparts thrashed Equatorial Guinea side Cano Sports Academy 5-1 at the National Heroes Stadium to advance 8-2 on aggregate.
Al Masry of Egypt claimed a 2-0 win over Seychelles’ Cote D’Or to secure their qualification to the tournament’s group stages on a 6-0 aggregate.
The day’s action saw Zimbabwean sugar boys, Triangle United, beat Mauritania champions Noudhibou 3-1 in Bulawayo, but the result was not enough to send the Lowveld side into the mini-league stage of the competition as they bowed 4-2 on aggregate.
