By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
Raja Casablanca beat El-Kanemi Warriors 2-0 and qualified for the group stage of the Confederation Cup. Barkok and Huja scored late in the match, allowing the Moroccan club to win 4-2 on aggregate, according to Lebrief.
At half-time in the second leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup, Raja Casablanca and El-Kanemi Warriors are 0-0. The result would provisionally qualify the Moroccan club for the group stage, after a 2-2 draw in the first leg in Nigeria, according to Africatopsports.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Africatopsports ·
MC Alger qualified for the CAF Champions League group stage by beating Enugu Rangers 3-0 in Douéra, after losing the first leg 2-0. The Algerian club won 3-2 on aggregate, according to Africatopsports.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Africatopsports ·
Orlando Pirates reached the Champions League group stage after thrashing African Stars 5-0 in the second leg, making it 5-0 on aggregate. The South African club will be its country’s sole representative at this stage, according to TimesLIVE.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: TimesLIVE ·
Nigeria’s under-17 women beat North Korea 3-1 and qualified for the knockout stage of the 2026 U-17 Women’s World Cup. Second in Group B behind their opponents, they secured their place with goals from Oluwakemi Adegbuyi, Oluebube Umejiaku and Kanyisola Yusuf, according to Vanguard.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Vanguard ·
Morocco’s under-17 women lose 5-1 to Argentina at World CupMorocco’s under-17 women’s team lost 5-1 to Argentina on the final matchday of Group A at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. With three points and in third place, Morocco are waiting for the other results to learn whether they will qualify for the round of 16, Lebrief reports.
Fatiha Mansouri wins African boxing gold for Algeria in NairobiAlgerian boxer Fatiha Mansouri won gold in the under-51kg category at the 2026 African Senior Championships, beating Kenya’s Veronica Mbithi 4-1 in the final in Nairobi. The victory gives Algeria its first continental title of this edition, while several other Algerian boxers are also competing in the finals, reports Eldjoumhouria.The week in Africa
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