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CAFCL: Orlando Pirates claim away win at MC Alger in quarter-final first leg

Orlando Pirates claimed a big advantage in the CAF Champions League (CAFCL) quarter-finals after recording a 1-0 win away at Algerian side MC Alger in the first leg on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. Mohau Nkota's 65th minute goal was the difference in Douera, giving the South African giants momentum going into the return leg in Johannesburg next Wednesday. Meanwhile, fellow South African side Mamelodi Sundowns were...

CAFCL: Al Hilal Omdurman stun MC Alger to maintain perfect start

CAFCL: Al Hilal Omdurman stun MC Alger to maintain perfect start

Sudanese champions Al Hilal Omdurman on Saturday night stunned MC Alger 1-0 in Algiers, to maintain their perfect start to the CAF Champions League group stage, Afrosport reports. In a keenly contested affair at the Stade du 5 Juillet, Guessouma Fofana's 76th minute header secured maximum points for the Sudanese giants, and their third consecutive win. Goalkeeper Issa Fofana made a couple of brilliant saves late...

AFCON 2023: Mahrez & four home-based players make Algeria’s 26-man squad

2016 African Footballer of the Year, Riyad Mahrez, OGC Nice left-back Youcef Atal and four players from the Algerian Ligue 1 have been included in Algeria’s final squad for the. 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The four home-based players who made Djamel Belmadi’s final list are goalkeepers Rais M’bohli, Ousamma Benbot, USM Alger’s Zineddine Belaid and MC Alger forward Youcef Belaili. The Desert Foxes will be...