Former Chipolopolo captain Rainford Kalaba was on target for TP Mazembe who started their play-off round, also called the additional second preliminary round with a 2-0 win.
Kalaba came off the bench to score the second goal as TP Mazembe cruised to a comfortable win over South African side Royal AM in the first leg played at the Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba in Lubumbashi.Â
Former Kabwe Warriors defender Tandi Mwape put in a full shift for the Ravens.
TP Mazembe dominated the early exchanges but were only rewarded in the 57th minute when Ernest Luzolo opened the scoring to put the hosts in the lead.
TP Mazembe doubled their lead with 18 minutes to go as Kalaba netted from Adam Bossu’s pass to seal a well deserved win.
The loss was the first for Shauwn Mkhize’s men in the CAF Confederation Cup.
The two teams will face off in the second leg next Wednesday at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban for a place in the group stage.
