TP Mazembe have reached the group stage of the Champions League for the sixth consecutive time. The Crows drew 1-1 against Al Merreikh of Sudan in Omdurman on Saturday. They advance 3-1 on aggregate after winning 2-0 in the first leg in Lubumbashi.
Zambia has won the Africa Cup of Nations by beating favorites Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties to bring the trophy back to Southern Africa sixteen years after South Africa won the premier continental football championship.
The Leopards will miss next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals following a 2-0 loss to Senegal on Saturday in Dakar. Moussa Sow scored on minutes 33 and 53 to secure a ticket to the finals for the Teranga Lions. Senegal remain on top in Group E with 13 points. They also have the best record of any team so far in the qualifiers. Cameroun are now second in Group E with 8 points after they beat Mauritius 5-0 on Saturday. The loss leaves the Leopards in third place with 7 points. With only one game left to play, they [...]
Three of the four teams representing the Democratic Republic of Congo in African club competitions have advanced to the knockout stages.
The Leopards revived their hopes of qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday by beating Mauritius 3-0 at Martyrs’ Stadium in Kinshasa.
TP Mazembe returned home to a heroes’ welcome on Sunday evening as thousands of fans streamed the streets of Lubumbashi to greet the team. The fans were grateful for an epic year in which the DR Congo side also made history by becoming the first team in Africa to successfully defend its Champions League title twice.
TP Mazembe have retained the Champions League title after a 1-1 draw with Esperance of Tunis in the final second leg on Saturday at the November 7 Stadium in Rades. The Crows had won the first final first leg 5-0 two weeks ago in Lubumbashi .
TP Mazembe have reached the CAF Champions league finals after drawing 0-0 with JS Kabylie at the November 1st, 1954 stadium in Tizi Ouzou. The defending champions advance thanks to their 3-1 win at the Stade de la Kenya in Lubumbashi on October 3rd in the first leg of the semi-finals.
TP Mazembe have defeated Heartland of Nigeria 1-0 in Lubumbashi to win the Africa Champions League.
TP Mazembe reached the Champions League final for the 5th time on Sunday despite loosing 0-2 to Al-Hilal of Sudan at home in Lubumbashi.
