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Confederation Cup: Red Arrows beat Kaizer Chiefs 1-0

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Red Arrows beat Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 in Ndola, thanks to a 76th-minute header from Alassane Diarra. The Zambian club will take this advantage into the second-leg match of the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup, on 23 October in Durban, according to Beninwebtv.

Red Arrows, the Zambian club from Ndola, beat South African team Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 on Saturday 17 October at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, in the first leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup, reports Beninwebtv. Alassane Diarra scored the match’s only goal in the 76th minute, heading in from a corner.

Kaizer Chiefs will need to win by at least two goals in the return leg to qualify directly. The second leg is scheduled for Friday 23 October at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa.

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