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Successful Tanzanian clubs to CAF Champions League Group stages:
Four Tanzanian clubs qualified for the prestigious group stages in the CAF Inter-clubs competitions; Champions League and Confederation Cup.
Simba Sports Club and Young Africans Football Club qualified for the Champions League group stage, with Simba scoring 16 goals across preliminary rounds and sealing a 9-1 aggregate win over Angolan opposition 15 de Agosto.
Azam Football Club and Singida Black Stars Football Club joined the Confederation Cup group stage, the latter advancing 2-1 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw with Tanzania’s Tusker Football Club.
Other highlights included Al Ahly’s strong Confederation Cup qualification at the hands of Uganda’s Kitara, making it 6-1 on aggregate.
Hussein El Shahat (brace), Mohamed Magdy Afsha and Taher Mohamed were on target during their 4-0 victory in the return leg played at the Cairo International Stadium.
Al Ahly had also won the first leg 2-1 at the Hoima City Stadium.
It is also Al Hilal’s sixth straight Champions League group stage entry, and Cameroon’s Colombe Sportive reaching the Champions League group stage for the first time.
A tense tie in Tunisia saw TP Mazembe accused of trying to plant a substance in a goal against Club Africain, sparking chaos with security.