By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africatopsports
Maghreb de Fès beat ASEC Mimosas 2-1 in Abidjan on 25 October 2026 to qualify for the group stage of the CAF Champions League. After a 1-1 draw in the first leg, the Moroccan club won 3-2 on aggregate and returned to the competition after 14 years away.
FC Nouadhibou beat FC San Pedro 2-0 in Nouakchott and qualified for the CAF Champions League group stage. After losing 2-1 in the first leg, the Mauritanian club won 3-2 on aggregate, Africatopsports reports.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Africatopsports ·
Horoya AC eliminated Al-Merreikh 5-3 on penalties after a 1-0 defeat in Omdurman, which levelled the aggregate score at 1-1. The Guinean club thus qualified for the CAF Champions League group stage, reports Africatopsports.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Africatopsports ·
ASEC Mimosas drew 1-1 with Morocco’s MAS de Fès in the first leg of the final preliminary round of the CAF Champions League. Espérance de Tunis lost 1-0 to Libya’s Asswehly, reports RFI, ahead of the return matches that will decide qualification for the group stage.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: RFI ·
Zamalek SC beat APR FC 1-0 in Cairo and qualified for the CAF Champions League group stage with a 2-0 aggregate victory. Ahmed Sherif scored in the first minute, according to Africatopsports, which highlighted the club’s return to Africa’s top 16.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Source: Africatopsports ·
Ivory Coast minister urges jobs for trained young peopleIvorian minister Mamadou Touré has asked local authorities and public works contractors to recruit young people trained in civic service centres. He wants these recruits included in major construction projects, through work placements or first jobs, according to AIP.
Gambia beat Sierra Leone to qualify for U20 Africa Cup of NationsGambia’s under-20 side beat Sierra Leone 2-0 in the WAFU-A tournament semi-final in Bamako to qualify for the Africa U20 Cup of Nations. Agibou Dibba and Francis Gomez scored before half-time; Gambia will face Senegal or Guinea in the final, according to Gambiana.The week in Africa
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