2003 African Champions League Qualifying [R]

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First Round (1st leg Feb 14-16 --- 2nd leg Feb 28-Mar 2)

Wallidan (Gambia) vs Dragons de l'Ouémé (Benin)
Nouadhibou (Mauritania) vs AS Niamey (Niger)
Sony El Nguema (Equatorial Guinea) vs Douane (Togo)
Villa (Uganda) vs Muzinga (Burundi)
St George (Ethiopia) vs Rayon Sport (Rwanda)
Adema (Madagascar) vs St Louisienne (Reunion
Red Sea (Eritrea) vs Nzoia Sugar (Kenya)
Simba (Tanzania) vs Defence Force (Botswana)
La Passe (Seychelles) vs Port Louis (Mauritius)

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"The annual quest for African club fame and fortune begins this weekend with matches from Mauritania in the north west to Madagascar in the south east."

http://www.dailysoccer.com/?page=art&Article=4501&country=&offset=0&ref=hl

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FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania) 2 AS Niamey (Niger) 1

Nouadhibou - (Douahi Wessou 44, Mohamed Diagne 78)
AS Niamey -Idriss Yacouba (24)

att: 5,000

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Sports Club Villa (Uganda) 4 Muzinga (Burundi) 1

Villa - Edgar Watson 42, Vincent Tendwa 52, Phillip Ssozi, 79, Alex Isabirye 82

Muzinga - Michel Toto 2

att: 10,000

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at Antananarivo

AS Adema (Madagascar) 1 Sainte Louisienne (Reunion) 0

AS Adema - Jean Fidele Randriamalala 55

att: 30,000

Red Sea (Eri) 2-0 Nzoia Sugar (Ken)

La Passe (Sey) 1-0 AS Port Louis 2000 (Maur)

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A few more details and results..

La Passe (Seychelles) 1 AS Port Louis 2000 (Mauritius) 0

goal by Bruno Saindini in the 22nd minute. Attendance was 2500.

Red Sea (Eritrea) 2 Nzoia Sugar (Kenya) 0

Nice home win for Red Sea. Goals scored (Suleiman Mohamed 62 Tesfaye Abreha 75). Attendance 5000.

Ela Nguema (Equatorial Guinea) 0 AS Douanes (Togo) 0

attendance 5000.

Wallidan (Gambia) 1 Dragons l'Oueme 0 (Benin)

Only goal scored by Lamrana Jallow in the 38th minute. Attendance 20000.

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St George (Ethiopia) 1 Rayon Sport (Kenya) 3

Simba (Tanzania) 1 Defence Force (Botswana) 0

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Second leg

AS Niamey (Niger) 1 FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania) 0

Niamey: Seydou Idrissa 63

(2-2 on agg... Niamey advances on away goals)

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At Nairobi

Nzoia Sugar (Ken) 2 (Mwalala 25, Barasa 82)
Red Sea (Eri) 0

Agg: 2-2, Nzoia win 6-5 on penalties

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Jomo Cosmos (South Africa) 5 Lesotho Defence Force (Lesotho) 1
(Jomo Cosmos wins 7-3 on agg)

Jomo Cosmos - Tico-Tico 13, 38, 44, Essau Kanyenda 22, Tshepo Malesa 86

Lesotho Defence Force - Lire Phiri 71

att: 1000


AS Douanes (Togo) 1 Ela Nguema (Equatorial Guinea) 0
(AS Douanes wins 1-0 on agg)

AS Douanes: Saibou Badarou 72

att: 10,000

Saint Louisienne (Reu) 3 Adema (Mad) 0
(St. Louisienne wins 3-1 on agg)

Saint Louisienne: (Caumartin 14, Boucher 25, Mosa 51)

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Botswana Defence Force XI 1 Simba SC (Tanzania) 3
(Simba SC wins 4-1 on agg)

AS Port 2000 (Mauritius) 2 La Passe (Seychelles) 1
(AS Port 2000 wins 2-1 on agg)

Muzinga (Burundi) 1 SC Villa (Uganda) 0
(SC Villa wins 4-2 on agg)

Dragons Porto Novo (Benin) 0 Wallidan (Gambia) 0
(Wallidan wins 1-0 on agg)

Rayon Sport (Rwanda) 0 St George (Ethiopia) 1
(Rayon Sport wins 3-2 on agg)

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draw for the first round to be played in April

USM Alger (Algeria) v Wallidan (Gambia)
Stade Malien (Mali) v AS Police (Congo)
Canon Yaounde (Cameroon) v Al Merreikh (Sudan)
FC St Eloi Lupopo (DR Congo) v US Mbila Nziami (Gabon)
ASEC Abidjan (Ivory Coast) v AS Niamey (Niger)
Hassania Agadir (Morocco) v Al Ittihad (Libya)
Hearts of Oak (Ghana) v AS Douanes (Togo)
AS Aviacao (Angola) v SC Villa (Uganda)
Jeanne d'Arc (Senegal) v ASFA Yenenga (Burkina Faso)
Enyimba (Nigeria) v Satellite (Guinea)
Esperance (Tunisia) v Rayon Sport (Rwanda)
Highlanders (Zimbabwe) v St Louisienne (Reunion)
Zamalek (Egypt, holders) v Nzoia Sugar (Kenya)
Santos (South Africa) v Simba SC (Tanzania)
Ismailia (Egypt) v Zanaco (Zambia)
Ferroviario Maputo (Mozambique) v AS Port Louis 2000 (Mauritius)

First leg to be played April 11-13th

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Here is a round-up of the games from BBC... focusing on Nzoia Sugar from Kenya.

Yes, it is nice that they made it to the first round, but now they have to face Zamalek :eek:

"Kenyan footballing pride, battered by allegations of cheating, was restored at the weekend as Nzoia Sugar scraped through to the first round of the Champions League"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/2814345.stm

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"Six former winners are involved in the first round of action in this year's African Champions League."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/2936997.stm

It should be a very interesting few days of soccer this weekend in Africa.

Champions League fixtures this weekend

Friday
USM Alger (Alg) v Wallidan (Gam)

Saturday
Jeanne d'Arc (Sen) v ASFA Yenenga (B. Faso)
Esperance (Tun) v Rayon Sport (Rwa)

Sunday
Stade Malien (Mli) v AS Police (Cgo)
Canon Yaounde (Cam) v Al Merreikh (Sud)
FC St Eloi Lupopo (DRC) v US Mbila Nziami (Gab)
ASEC Abidjan (IVC) v AS Niamey (Nig)
Hassania Agadir (Mor) v Al Ittihad (Lby)
Hearts of Oak (Gha) v AS Douanes (Tog)
AS Aviacao (Ang) v SC Villa (Uga)
Enyimba (Ngr) v Satellite (Gui)
Highlanders (Zim) v St Louisienne (Reu)
Zamalek (Egy, holders) v Red Sea (Eri)
Santos (SA) v Simba SC (Tan)
Ismailia (Egy) v Zanaco (Zam)
Ferroviario Maputo (Moz) v AS Port Louis 2000 (Mau)

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at Oran, Algeria

USM Alger (Algeria) 2 Wallidan (Gambia) 0
(Hocine Achiou 49, Issaad Bourahli 80)

att: 3000

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At Dakar
Jeanne d'Arc (SEN) 2 (Yameogo 48, 71) ASFA Yennega (BUR) 0

At Tunis
Esperance (TUN) 5 (Zitouni 19, 74, Melki 52, Jaidi 67, Souayah 90-pen) Rayon Sport (RWA) 0

Looks like Rayon Sport held on for the first half, but then fell apart late in the second half.

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at Cairo, Egypt

Ismailia (Egypt) 1 Zanaco (Zambia) 0
Scorer: Amr Fahim 44

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At Maputo
Ferroviario (MOZ) 2 (Faife 32, Chinua 41) Port Louis (MRI) 0

At Cape Town
Santos (RSA) 0 Simba (TAN) 0

At Bulawayo
Highlanders (ZIM) 3 (Choruma 3, Ngodzo 10-pen, 90) Saint-Louisienne (REU) 1 (Boucher 10)

At Agadir
Hassania Agadir (MAR) 0 Al-Ittihad (LBA) 0

At Yaounde
Canon Yaounde (CMR) 5 (Edoa 46, Markus 57, Ngona 62, Dikoume 68, 88) Al-Merreikh (SUD) 0

FC St Eloi Lupopo (Democratic Republic of Congo) 0 US Mbila Nziami (Gabon) 1

Very, very surprising to see Simba tie Santos on the road. I know Simba has played well over the past few months, but this result is certainly shocking.

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1st round - 2nd leg

Wallidan (GAM) 2 USMA (ALG) 1
(USMA advances 3-2)

AS Police (CGO) 2 Stade Malien (MLI) 1
(Stade Malien advances 2-2 on away goals)

Merreikh (SUD) 4 Canon (CMR) 0
(Canon advances 5-4... although they almost blew it...) :eek:

US Nziami (GAB) 0 Lupopo (RDC) 3
(Lupopo advances 3-1)

AS Niamey (NIG) 2 ASEC (CIV) 2
(ASEC advances 5-2)

Ittehad (LBY) 0 Hassania (MOR) 0
(Hassanina advances 5-4 on PK's)

AS Douanes (TOG) ? Hearts of Oak (GHA) ?

SC Villa (UGA) 0 Atletico Aviacao (ANG) 2
(AS Aviacao advances 3-2)

ASFA (BFA) ? Jeanne Arc (SEN) ?

Satellite (GUI) ? Enyimba (NGR) ?

Rayon Sport (UGA) 2 EST (TUN) 2
(EST advances 7-2)

St. Louisienne (REU) ? Highlanders (ZIM) ?

Nzoia Sugar (KEN) 1 Zamalek (EGY) 4
(Zamalek advances 7-1)

Simba (TAN) 0 Santos (RSA) 0
(Simba advances 9-8 PK's) :eek:

Zanaco (ZAM) 0 Ismaili (EGY) 0
(Ismaili advances 1-0)

AS Port louis 2000 (MRI) ? Ferroviario (MOZ) ?


The biggest surprise has to be Simba (Tanzania) knocking out Santos from South Africa. Simba has had a good run over the past few months since the CECACAF Cup.

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More results from this past weekend

Port Louis 2000 (Mauritius) 2 Ferroviario Maputo (Mozambique) 0
(Port Louis advances 3-1 on PK's)

Stephane L'Enfle was the hero for Port Louis, after he scored in the 89th minute

ASFA Yennenga (Burkina Faso) 1 Jeanne d'Arc (Senegal) 0
(Jeanne d'Arc won 2-1 on aggregate)

Satellite (Guinea) 2 Enyimba (Nigeria) 5
(Enyimba won 8-2 on aggregate)

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2nd round draw

1st leg to be played May 16-18
2nd leg to be played May 30-June 1

Winners advance to group stage

Stade Malien (MLI) v USMA (ALG)
Lupopo (DRC) v Canon Yaounde (CAM)
Hassania Agadir (MAR) v ASEC (CIV)
Aviacao (ANG) v Hearts of Oak (GHA)
Enyimba (NGR) v Jeanne d'Arc (SEN)
Saint-Louisienne (REU) v Esperance (TUR)
Simba (TAN) v Zamalek (EGY, holders)
Port Louis (MRI) v Ismailia (EGY)