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CAF Confederation Cup: Raja Casablanca and Primeiro de Agosto qualify

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CAF Confederation Cup: Raja Casablanca and Primeiro de Agosto qualifymustapha_ennaimi · CC BY 2.0

Raja Casablanca beat El-Kanemi Warriors 2-0 to qualify for the next stage of the CAF Confederation Cup. Red Arrows eliminated Kaizer Chiefs on penalties, while Primeiro de Agosto also secured qualification after a 3-1 aggregate win over DC Virunga, according to Africatopsports.

Moroccan club Raja Casablanca and Angolan side Primeiro de Agosto qualified on Friday 23 October for the next stage of the 2026-2027 CAF Confederation Cup. Raja beat El-Kanemi Warriors 2-0 in the second leg, taking the aggregate score to 4-2, while Primeiro de Agosto won their match against DC Virunga 1-0, making the aggregate score 3-1, according to Africatopsports.

South African club Kaizer Chiefs were eliminated by Red Arrows after a penalty shoot-out. Having won 1-0 in the second leg, Kaizer Chiefs drew 1-1 on aggregate, but Red Arrows won 3-2 on penalties after winning the first leg 1-0 in Zambia.

Raja’s qualification confirms the final result of its second-leg match, reported on 23 October in the Moroccan club’s 2-0 victory, following an earlier report that it had virtually qualified at half-time.

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