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CAF CL: Zanaco through to group stages as they dump Yanga out

Super League champions Zanaco have qualified to the lucrative group stage of the 2017 CAF Champions League tournament on away goals after playing to a goalless draw with Young Africa of Tanzania.

The Zambian champions proceeded on a 1 – 1 aggregate scoreline thand to a Kwame Attram away goal.

Numba Mumamba made on change to the starting XI bringing in U20 international Boyd Musonda for Richard Kasonde in midfield as Zimiseleni Moyo who covered in midfield in the away game won the right to start in the defensive midfield position.

Yanga looked more cohesive in their play in the first half building from the back and always looked a threat through Aubrey Chirwa and Simon Msuva.

Zanaco came close in the 36th minute when Moyo sent in a curling free kick from the right to the far angle but Deo Munishi in the Yanga goal was spot on when he tipped the ball out for a corner.

Zanaco started the second half on the front foot and they should have taken the lead two minutes after the restart when Augustine Mulenga ran at his marker on the left and squared the ball for Kwame Attram who picked it with his back on goal in the 6 yard box.

He had enough space to turn and once he did, he shot wide to miss what turned out to be the best chance of the game.

Three minutes later, the Ghanaian was again givenue sight of goal this time after another run into the box by Enerst Mbewe but he shot over the bar from near the penalty spot.

After that Zanaco were reduced to shots from range with Taonga Bwembya troubling the goalkeeper with his free kicks but both teams were failing to trouble the goalkeepers enough.

Justin Zulu thought he had won the tie for the visitors when he sneaked behind the defensive line on set piecebut his goal was ruled offside late on.

The draw sees Zanaco through to the group stage while George Lwandamina’s Yanga will drop to the Confederations Cup.

Zanaco XI

16 Toaster Nsabata – 8 Taonga Bwembya, 5 Chongo Chirwa, 3 Ziyo Tembo, 25 George Chilufya, 21 Boyd Musonda, 12 Ernest Mbewe, 4 Zimiseleni Moyo (Richard Kasonde), 20 Attram Kwame, 7 Saith Sakala (Kennedy Musonda), 22 Augustine Mulenga (Ayubu Lyanga)

Yanga XI

1-Deo Munishi Dida , 2-Hassan Ramadhan Kessy , 3-Haji Mwinyi , 4-Kelvin Yondani, 5-Vicent Bossue , 6-Justine Zulu , 7-Saimon Msuva , 8-Thaban Kamusoko , 9-Obrey Chirwa , 10-Haruna Niyonzima , 11-Godfrey Mwashiuya

 

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20 Comments

  1. Congratulations but you have a lot of work to do. Group stage is not for weak teams. Prove me wrong.

    Wish all the best though.

  2. Congratration to zanaco I predicated a zero zero state of affairs will take them through to the group stages I’m happy for them but there is need for them to reinforce the team in midfied and striking force

  3. Congratulation ZANACO. One wonders why you offloaded 7 players when you knew you would be participating in the tough CL tournament.
    That kind of over confidence may yet be your undoing, because these championships get tougher as you proceed further. Remember fatigue, injuries and the like will set in and deplete your team.
    Wish you well.

  4. Its not the group stage yet its last round of 16 teams and the 8 winnerz will qualify to the group stage and 8 losers drop in second tier were Zesco is ( confederations cup). Zanaco has only qulified to the last round of 16 not group stage ba Zamfoot

    • Was shocked too – eliminating two teams and ZANACO qualifies to the group stage!!!? I thought that was a serious short cut!

  5. EditWatch this pageRead in another language
    2017 CAF Champions League
    2017 CAF Champions League
    2017 Total CAF Champions League
    Tournament details
    Dates 10 February – 5 November 2017
    Teams 55 (from 43 associations)
    Tournament statistics
    Matches played 69
    Goals scored 160 (2.32 per match)
    Top scorer(s) Ethiopia Saladin Said (5 goals)
    ← 20162018 →
    All statistics correct as of 18 March 2017.
    The 2017 CAF Champions League (officially the 2017 Total CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 53rd edition of Africa’s premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 21st edition under the current CAF Champions League format.

    Starting from this season, the group stage will be expanded from eight to 16 teams, divided into four groups of four.[2][3]According to these changes the total matches to be played in the tournament will increase by 16 matches due to the extra 8 teams involved in group stage.

    The winners of the 2017 CAF Champions League will qualify as the CAF representative at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup in the 2018 CAF Super Cup.[4] Mamelodi Sundowns are the defending champions.

  6. The route to entering the Group stage has been shortened because the Groups have now been expanded from eight teams(2 groups) to 16 teams (4 groups). CAF feels this will allow those clubs that continuously failed to reach and show case their mettle in the group stage will now have that chance. It also exposes more African players to the Championships. More teams will now access the US$550,000, which they can use this to invest and develop their pockets, owe sorry, their teams.

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