The African Champions League preliminary round first leg ended this Sunday. And the favorites have not had it easy. The Congolese of AS Vita Club thus lost 1-0 in Botswana on the lawn of Gaborone, while the Algerians of JS Kabylie bit the dust in Senegal on the ground of Casa Sport (1-0) on a rebound shot by Yaya Sané (65e). The Libyans of Al Ittihad were also surprised 1-0 in Burundi on the ground of Flambeau du Centre, which is discovering the competition.
All these teams will try to turn the tide in a week in the return match. For others, the task looks less complicated and it will mainly be a question of finishing the job. This is the case of the Angolans of Petro Atletico, winners 3-0 in Mozambique against Black Bulls, or of ASEC Mimosas, which won 2-1 with forceps in Benin against Coton FC on goals from Kramo ( 3e) et Zouzoua (70e).
The results of the first round of the UCL
Sunday
Black Bulls (Moz) 0-3 Petro (The)
CFFA (Mad) 2-3 Royal Leopards (Esw)
Flambeau du Center (Buru) 1-0 Al Ittihad (Lby)
St. George (Eth) 2-1 Al-Hilal (Sud)
AS Arta (Dji) 1-2 Al-Merreikh (Sud)
Rivers United (N) 3-0 Time (Lbr)
Coton FC (Ben) 1-2 ASEC Mimosas (Ivo)
Gaborone Utd 1-0 AS Vita Club
Kara (Tog) 1-1 Nouadhibou (Mrt)
Casa Sports (Sen) 1-0 JS Kabylie (Alg)
Saturday
Bo Rangers (Sie) 0-0 Bélouizdad (Alg)
Dep. Mongomo (Gnq) 2-0 Djoliba (Mli)
Matlama (Les) 0-3 Coton Sport FC (Cmr)
Stade Mandji (Gab) 2-2 Plateau (Nga)
APR (Rwa) 1-0 Monastir (Tun)
Big Bullets (Mlw) 0-2 Simba (Tan)
Cape Town City (Afs) 2-0 Otoho d’Oyo (Con)
KMKM (Zan) 0-2 Al Ahly Tripoli (Lby)
Red Arrows (Zam) 0-1 August First (Ang)
Zalan (Ssu) 0-4 Young Africans (Tan)
Volcan Club (Com) 1-0 La Passe (Sey)
AS Nigelec (Nig) 2-1 SOAR (Gui)
Bangui Royal Olympic (Cra) 0-3 Vipers (Uga)
Monday
Kadiogo (Bfa)-Asante Kotoko (Gha)
Exempts : Al Ahly (Egypt), Esperance (Tunisia), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Raja Club Athletic (Morocco), TP Mazembe (DRC), Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco) + Horoya (Guinea), qualified by default.