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CAF Confederation Cup: five clubs qualify for group stage

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CAF Confederation Cup: five clubs qualify for group stage

Five clubs, including AS Real Bamako, Al Ahli Tripoli and CS Sfaxien, secured qualification for the CAF Confederation Cup group stage after the second preliminary round’s second-leg matches. Azam FC, Black Bulls and their opponents join the teams that qualified on Friday, according to Africatopsports.

Five clubs secured qualification for the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup on Saturday, after the second-leg matches in the second preliminary round. Azam FC, AS Real Bamako, Al Ahli Tripoli, Black Bulls and CS Sfaxien secured their places, Africatopsports reports.

Azam FC beat ZED FC 1-0 with a goal from Nado in the 66th minute, after a 1-1 draw in the first leg, qualifying 2-1 on aggregate. AS Real Bamako drew 2-2 with ES Zarzis and advanced with a 5-3 aggregate score, following their 3-1 first-leg victory. Tanzanian club Azam FC join Raja Casablanca, Primeiro de Agosto and Red Arrows, who had already qualified on Friday.

Al Ahli Tripoli beat Welwalo Adigrat 4-1, after winning the first leg 4-0, for an 8-1 aggregate score. Mozambique’s Black Bulls drew 2-2 with Rayon Sports and qualified 4-2 on aggregate, while CS Sfaxien beat AFAD Plateau 1-0 after a 1-1 first-leg draw, for a 2-1 aggregate score. CS Sfaxien will thus continue their continental campaign.

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