Enyimba guns for first win in Confederation Cup group stage

After two matches with Egyptian sides – Al Masry and Zamalek – Enyimba hopes to get their first win of the CAF Confederation Cup group stage as they visit Mozambique’s Black Bull this Sunday afternoon.

It is the Match Day 3 of the series. Drawn in Group D, Enyimba lost 2-0 to All-Masry in the first match and only rallied back to a 2-2 draw at home against the other Egyptian side, Zamalek in Uyo.

Now languishing in the third position, Enyimba will hope to make amends by picking their first full point of the series.

The encounter with the Black Bulls will be held at the Zimpeto National Stadium. Just as Enyimba are desperate, so also are their Mozambican opponents who lost their first match to Egyptian sides, 2-0 to Zamalek and drew the second one against Al-Masry 1-1.  

Black Bulls of Mozambique

The Mozambicans reported some injuries in their team. But such were considered minor. Ernani, Victor, Fidel and Khadre who missed the opening two matches are reported to have recovered.

This Sunday’s match will be refereed by Ethiopia’s Bamlak Tessema Wayesa.  His assistants will be  Fasika Biru Yehualashet and Mustefa Meki Mohammed. The fourth official is Belay Tadesse Assere.
The referees’ advisor is the Egyptian Elsayed Attalla, while the Angolan José Fernando Macao will be the CAF commissioner.Ali Mwebe, from Uganda, will play the role of general coordinator.
The security officer is Tina Sandra Hoarau, from Seychelles,and the Angolan Joel Alberto Sessa is the Broadcast VenueManager, a figure whose mission is to control and coordinate television broadcasts.

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The chase for a place in the knockout stages of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup resumes on Sunday with eight mouth-watering group matches lined up for Sunday, 15 December.

The group stages have been nothing short of breath-taking, with all the classic ingredients of African club football upsets and thrills.

A blockbuster Group D clash headlines Sunday’s encounters as reigning champions, Zamalek face off against Al Masry in an exciting Egyptian derby set to take place in Cairo.

The two Egyptians are tied on four points with the reigning champions having a slight advantage with a better goal advantage.

In Group A, Tanzanian giants Simba SC will be hoping to recover lost ground when they welcome a troubled CS Sfaxien in Dar Es Salaam, while high in confidence CS Constantine will be looking at stretching their lead at the top of the group when they face Angola’s Bravos do Maquis in Luanda.

A titanic clash awaits Group B with the in-form RS Berkane playing host to Stade Malien on Sunday evening.

The Morocco’s are enjoying a rich vein of form both domestically as well as on the continent. They will however have to dig deep against a spirited Stade Malien who are capable of causing an upset the two-time champions.

Another closely contested encounter is expected in Group C when 2022/23 champions USM Alger welcome Asec Mimosas to Algeria.

Both sides are tied on four points and will be hoping to open the gap when they face each other in an exciting duel for a stretch of points in the group.

CAF Confederation Cup Fixtures: Sunday, 15 December

13h00 GMT | CD Lunda Sul vs Stellenbosch FC  

13h00 GMT | Black Bulls vs Enyimba

13h00 GMT | Simba SC vs CS Sfaxien

13h00 GMT | Orapa United vs AS Jaraaf FC

16h00 GMT | Bravos do Maquis vs CS Constantine

19h00 GMT | USM Alger vs Asec Mimosas

19h00 GMT | RS Berkane vs Stade Malien

19h00 GMT | Zamalek SC vs Al Masry

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has issued a statement that the post-match altercation in the Confederation Cup duel between ASC Jaraaf of Senegal and Algeria’s USM Alger on Sunday will be investigated.

It stated that the matter has been referred to the competent CAF bodies for further investigation.

Sports Village Square gathered from a Senegalese publication, Le Quotidien that after the match that ended goalless, there was a scuffle between Algerian and Senegalese supporters at the stands.

Later, the scuffle spread to the post-match conference where a CAF official prevented an Arabic-speaking journalist from asking questions in Arabic.

The USM coach, Nabil Maâloul objected. With his refusal to comply, the 61-year-old had his microphone muted.