The 50th edition of the Champions League in Africa commenced with the first round phase, witnessing several big victories by prominent teams across the continent. Notable performances include Raja Casablanca of Morocco securing a commanding 6-0 win over Diamond Stars of Sierra Leone, and Zamalek of Egypt defeating AS Douanes of Niger with a scoreline of 2-0. Other victorious teams include Kaizer Chiefs, Kabuscorp, and Liga Muculmana, while FAR Rabat faced a tough challenge in the return phase.
Here are the results from the first round:
Friday, February 7:
- Ahli Benghazi (Libya) 4-0 Foullah Edifice (Chad)
- Raja Club Athletic (Morocco) 6-0 Diamond Stars (Sierra Leone)
- Liga Muculmana (Mozambique) 1-0 CNaPS SPORT (Madagascar)
Saturday, February 8:
- AS FAR (Morocco) 2-2 AS Real de Bamako (Mali)
- Diables Noirs (Congo) 0-1 Flambeau de l’EST (Burundi)
- Diambars (Senegal) 1-0 ASFA Yennenga (Burkina Faso)
- Club Sporting de Praia Cruz (Sao Tomé/Ppe) 3-2 Stade Malien (Mali)
- Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa) 3-0 Black Africa (Namibia)
- Young Africans (Tanzania) 7-0 Komorozine Sports (Comoros)
- El Merreikh (Sudan) 0-2 Kampala City Council FC (Uganda)
Sunday, February 9:
- Berekum Chelsea (Ghana) 2-0 Atlabara (South Sudan)
- Enyimba FC (Nigeria) 3-1 Anges de Notsé (Togo)
- AS Vita Club (DR Congo) 3-1 Kano Pillars (Nigeria)
- Astres De Douala (Cameroon) 0-0 Akonangui FC (Equatorial Guinea)
- Ashanti Kotoko (Ghana) 2-1 Barrack Young Controllers (Liberia)
- AC Léopards (Congo) – Rayon Sports (Rwanda) 0-0
- Dynamos (Zimbabwe) 3-0 Mochudi Center Chiefs (Botswana)
- Zamalek (Egypt) 2-0 AS Douanes (Niger)
- Mbabane Swallows (Swaziland) 2-0 Nkana FC (Zambia)
- Gor Mahia FC (Kenya) 1-0 US Bitam (Gabon)
- Dedebit (Ethiopia) 3-0 KMKM FC (Zanzibar)
- FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania) 1-1 Horoya AC (Guinea)
- Primeiro de Agosto (Angola) 2-0 Lioli FC (Lesotho)
- Kabuscorp (Angola) 5–1 Côte d’Or FC (Seychelles)
Additionally, Séwé Sport from Ivory Coast and ES Sétif from Algeria qualified for the next round.
