African Champions League: Yanga reaches fifth group stage
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mwananchi
Tanzanian club Young Africans beat Madagascar’s CFFA 4-1 to reach the group stage of an African competition for the fifth consecutive time. Having already won 4-0 in the first leg, Yanga secured an 8-1 aggregate victory, according to Mwananchi.
The Tanzanian football club Young Africans, known as Yanga, qualified for the group stage of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League after beating Madagascar’s CFFA 4-1 on 21 October in Dar es Salaam. The club won its preliminary round by an aggregate score of 8-1, Mwananchi reports.
Ibrahim Kazimoto opened the scoring with a header in the 27th minute, from a corner by Mudathir Yahya. Selemani Mwalimu scored twice, in the 49th and 53rd minutes, before Juma Abushiri sealed the victory in the 82nd minute.
This is Yanga’s fifth consecutive qualification for the group stage. The club had won the first leg away against CFFA 4-0. It reached the Confederation Cup final in 2022-2023, then the Champions League quarter-finals in 2023-2024.
Young Africans’ 4-0 first-leg win over CFFA was reported on 17 October in our article on Yanga’s victory over CFFA.
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