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* An early goal by Ahmed Kouka was enough to secure the first leg victory for the Egyptian giants * Who did well to absorb the ongoing pressure from Simba throughout the encounter CAFonline CAF Champions League quarterfinals action got underway yesterday with defending champions, Al Ahly SC edging out Tanzanian giants, Simba SC 1-0 in Dar es Salaam in the first leg. Despite playing in front of a roaring 60,000 capacity crowd, the North African giants displayed their…

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* The double-legged affair starts today (away) and April 6 (home) as Petro are yet to go all the way in any CAF Inter-Club competition * Petro also won the Angola Cup 14 times and Angola Super Cup 6 times but are yet to taste continental success Maravi Express Atletico Petroleos are carrying the hopes of Angolan football as the only club representing the nation of 34 million people in the current season of the CAF Champions League. Founded…

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* Mamelodi Sundowns chasing elusive second title as they face Young Africans in a two-legged fixture today away and April 5 at home * Defending champions Al Ahly face another Tanzanian side face Simba AC Africa’s premier club competitions, the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup make an exciting return this weekend as the quarterfinals of both competitions’ 2023/24 season officially resume today, March 29. Tanzania will be the centre of African football attention this weekend as two…

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* Now look ahead to the next phase where they will join the 44 exempted countries for the group stages * The official draw of the group stages will be announced by CAF after the conclusion of the preliminary stages Maravi Express Confederation of Southern African Football Association (COSAFA) member, eSwatini secured their place in the qualifying group phases of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 alongside Chad, Liberia and South Sudan. They all secured their…

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* I think we will have good results in June if I put the team together and have them mentally prepared—Kenya * The tournament helped us a lot as we have crucial matches in the World Cup qualifiers—Zambia *  It was a good tournament and we just say congratulations to Kenya—Zimbabwe Maravi Express All three visiting coaches for the 4-Nations Tournament — Kenya’s Engin Firat; Zimbabwe’s Norman Mapeza; Zambia’s Avram Grant — including the hosts’ Patrick Mabedi, has express…

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* Flames pulled one back in the five minutes through Lawrence Chaziya to end first half at 2-1 * Despite making three other changes the visitors hung on to their lead to full time and four minutes of added time By Duncan Mlanjira Just after 16 minutes Zambia scored against Malawi in 4-Nations third place play-off and just a seconds later doubled their lead before the Flames pulled one back in the five minutes through Lawrence Chaziya to end…

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* They won the bronze after beating Saudi Arabia 5-4 in a very tight third place play-off * They lost 6-9 to Morocco in the semi-final that ended Malawi’s hopes of winning their first-ever COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship title Maravi Express Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president, Fleetwood Haiya has promised continued support as for the COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship bronze medalists, saying the Malawi national team has great potential to make it to the World Cup. He made…

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