Moroccan and Egyptian heavyweights, Wydad Casablanca and Al Ahly, were on the winning side of their respective rescheduled matchday one CAF Champions League games, defeating AS Vita of DR Congo 1-0 and Coton Sport of Cameroon 3-0.
Both teams missed matchday one due to commitments at the FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco and had no problems showing the winning mentality that saw them both reach the Champions League final last season, which Wydad was victorious in.
The defending champions got the better of AS Vita at home on Friday, courtesy of an own goal from Guy Magema while Mohamed Sherif, 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN) runner-up Ahmed Kendouci and Khalil Raafat were all on target for Al Ahly in Saturday’s encounter with Coton Sport for their first win in the competition this season.
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The hosts claim their second win in-a-row with Guy Magema’s own goal! ????#TotalEnergiesCAFCL | #WACASV pic.twitter.com/THJuh2ILwS
— TotalEnergies CAFCL – TotalEnergies CAFCC ???? (@CAFCLCC) March 3, 2023
The result sees Wydad move to top spot in Group A ahead of Petro Atletico de Luanda of Angola, Algeria’s JS Kabylie and AS Vita, while Al Ahly still remain in third place in Group B with four points, behind South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns and Sudanese neighbours Al Hilal Omdurman with Coton Sport in bottom with no points.
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The home side bag their first 2022/23 #TotalEnergiesCAFCL win! ????#ASCCSG pic.twitter.com/5zs4OtjPxu
— TotalEnergies CAFCL – TotalEnergies CAFCC ???? (@CAFCLCC) March 4, 2023
Wydad will be in action again on Wednesday when they travel to Petro Atletico de Luanda while Al Ahly will be travel to Pretoria to face Sundowns. Both fixtures are a reverse of matchday three games, which will also occur for every other participant on the same day.
