Action returns in the 2019-20 Total CAF Confederation Cup this Sunday when match day 2 games take place across the continent.

The opening day matches saw some intriguing encounters, with 18 goals scored in eight games, four of which ending in stalemate.

There will be a place for regional derbies, especially in Group D when Northern neighbors Paradou of Algeria and Hassania Agadir of Morocco lock horns in Blida, while Western sides Enyimba of Nigeria and San Pedro of Cote d’Ivoire face in Aba.

Following are some facts about Match Day 2 games:

Al Masry v Enugu Rangers December 8, 2019

• This is the first CAF Confederation Cup encounter between Al Masry and Enugu Rangers. o Al Masry scored three goals against Nouadhibou on CAF Confederation Cup MD1, the most goals they’ve ever scored in a single game in the competition and more than in in their previous four games combined (2).

•  Enugu Rangers have lost four of their last five CAF Confederation Cup group stage matches (D1), failing to score more than once in each contest.

Pyramids FC v Nouadhibou

• Pyramids FC became the first CAF Confederation Cup side to be awarded two penalties in the same match since Étoile du Sahel in April 2019 against Al-Hilal Omdurman (three penalties).

• Nouadhibou’s Ezechiel Depode had more combined tackles (5) and interceptions (4) on CAF Confederation Cup MD1 than any other player (9).

• Islam Eissa was directly involved in two of Pyramids FC’s three goals on CAF Confederation Cup MD1, assisting the Egyptian side’s second goal and scoring the third from the penalty spot.

Zanaco v RS Berkane

• Zanaco will be facing Moroccan opponents for the second occasion in the CAF Confederation Cup group stage – meeting FUS Rabat in 2010, losing 1-0 away whilst drawing 1-1 at home.

• RS Berkane’s Omar Namsaoui created seven chances against ESAE on CAF Confederation Cup MD1; two more than any other player. In fact, it is the most by a player in the competition since Namsaoui himself created eight chances against Zamalek in May 2019.

• Zanaco’s Souleymanou Moussa recorded more shots (9) and shots on target (5) than any other player on CAF Confederation Cup MD1, although the attacker only converted one of his chances

ESAE v Motema Pembe

• Motema Pembe will be facing Beninese opponents in the CAF Confederation Cup group stage for the first time, the fifth different nation they will have faced.

• ESAE suffered the biggest margin of defeat on CAF Confederation Cup MD1 (0-3), with the Benin side recording the lowest possession figures (37.1%) and no side recording fewer shots (4).

• William Likuta Luezi had more shots (4) and created more chances (5) than any other of his Motema Pembe teammates on CAF Confederation Cup MD1, with the winger also providing the assist for Peter Kolawole’s goal.

Djoliba v Bidvest Wits

• Djoliba will be facing South African opponents in the CAF Confederation Cup group stage for the first time, the ninth different nation they will have faced.

• Bidvest Wits whipped in 26 crosses from open play on CAF Confederation Cup MD1; four more than any other side. However, they failed to convert any of their six successful crosses into goals, drawing 0-0.

• Only Zanaco’s Souleymanou Moussa (5) had more shots on target on CAF

Confederation Cup MD1 than Djoliba’s El Hadji Bah (3).

Horoya v Al-Nasr Benghazi

• Horoya have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five CAF Confederation Cup group stage matches (W2 D2 L1), although they’ve failed to score themselves in two of the last three.

• No player was fouled on more occasions on CAF Confederation Cup MD1 than Horoya‘s Aristide Bancé (5). However, teammate Morlaye Sylla committed six fouls; no player gave away more on MD1.

• Al-Nasr Benghazi defender Abdalla Sherif made more tackles than any other player on CAF Confederation Cup MD1 (6). Sherif also made five clearances and two interceptions in his team’s 1-1 draw.

Enyimba International v San Pédro

• Enyimba International will be facing opponents from Côte d’Ivoire for the second occasion in the CAF Confederation Cup group stage – meeting Williamsville AC in 2018, losing 2-0 away whilst winning 1-0 at home.

• Enyimba International have lost each of their last three CAF Confederation Cup matches; more than in their first eight in the competition (W5 D1 L2).

• Last time out, Pacôme Agboke became the first player to miss a penalty in the CAF Confederation Cup since Étoile du Sahel’s Yassine Chikhaoui in April 2019, the previous six penalties had been converted in the competition.

Paradou AC v Hassania Agadir

• Algerian sides are yet to record a victory against Moroccan opponents in six CAF Confederation Cup matches (D3 L3), drawing each of the last three.

• Hassania Agadir have never won an away game in the CAF Confederation Cup (D1 L3), scoring just one goal in those four matches on the road.

• Hassania Agadir’s Mehdi Oubilla had more touches (102), passes (89) and successful passes (83) than any other player on CAF Confederation Cup MD1.