By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Kaizer Chiefs coach Fernando da Cruz blames the defeat against Red Arrows on a lack of aggression and intensity. Beaten 1-0 in Zambia, the South African club will have to respond in the second leg to preserve its chances in the Confederation Cup, according to IOL.
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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.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: Beninwebtv ·
Club Africain drew 1-1 with TP Mazembe at Kamalondo Stadium in Lubumbashi in the second preliminary round of the African Champions League. The Tunisian club must now win or avoid a goalless draw in the second leg in Radès, according to La Presse.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Lapresse ·
FC Diarra host Togo’s ASKO in Bamako for the first leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup. The two teams’ line-ups were announced before the match, which could bring the Malian club closer to a first continental group-stage appearance, according to Africatopsports.
🇲🇱 Mali · Source: Africatopsports ·
Angola beat Egypt 4-2 in Rabat, setting the semi-final line-up for the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations futsal tournament. Algeria will face Angola, while defending champions Morocco will meet Egypt on 19 October, according to the programme announced by the Confederation of African Football.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Beninwebtv ·
Education official charged over 2 million kwacha corruption in ZambiaZambia’s anti-corruption commission has arrested and charged Titus Mbewe, secretary of the Chama District Education Board, over alleged practices involving more than 2 million kwacha. While working in Mkushi, he allegedly authorised payments before maize and beans were delivered, according to the commission.
Football: LMPS remain bottom after seventh defeat in LesothoLMPS lost 1-0 to LCS, remaining winless after seven rounds of the Vodacom Premier League and bottom with two points. The defeat, the first under Sheli Ramoseka’s interim tenure, came after manager Masupha Letsie and his assistant were sacked, reports the Sunday Express.The week in Africa
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