دوري أبطــ( 2 )ـــال إفريقيا 2010

Zanaco Coach Salutes Rwanda Referees

Zanaco coach Wedson Nyirenda has praised the Rwandan match officials who handled his sides Orange CAF Champions League preliminary stage match against Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) last Friday.
URA beat Zanaco 1-0 in the first leg on Friday in Kampala
I think we lost fairly, we cannot complain about the refereeing," Nyirenda said on Sunday.
"We shouldn’t even blame the referees because the Rwandan referees displayed the best officiating I have seen in my career."
The match was handled by referee Hudu Munyemana was assistanted in his duties by Celestin Ntangungira and Eric Ruhamiriza.
Meanwhile, URA coach Moses Basena said the match against Zanaco was still open despite his side enjoy a one-goal-lead.
"It is still open. Zanaco are a strong side and they are not champions of Zambia for no reason. We just have to keep our feet on the ground and focus on the return game," Basena said in an interview on Saturday.

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Yanga fail to use home advantage, beaten 3-2






Poor marking and lack of concentration were among the things which contributed to the fall of Mainland defending champions Yanga when they played Saint Eloi Lupopo from the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday.

The visitors hit Yanga 3-2 in a preliminary round of the African Champions League, first leg match played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam. Yanga could have scored an early goal if the likes of Abdi Kassim and Nurdin Bakari could have been more accurate in the first half.

The strikers failed to use several chances as most of their shots went far wide.

Poor preparation could also be another factor as Yanga hosted the Congolese without playing any international friendly, counting only on local league matches.

Lupopo scored their first goal within five minutes into the game through Carrington Gomba who used a Mtshumayeli Moyo pass to break Yanga’s defence before sending the ball past goalie Yaw Berko.

Philip Marufu added the second in the 38th minute when he connected home Mosemongo Bengo’s cross.

Kigi Makassy scored for Yanga in the 51st minute when he used a Nurdin Bakari cross to register the first goal. This follows changes which were made by coach Kostadin Papic who substituted Boniface Ambani with Jerry Tegete and Abdi Kassim with Godfrey Bonny. The hosts’ second goal was scored by regular striker Mrisho Ngassa in the 68th minute. The spirited visitors scored the winning goal in the 82nd minute.

Yanga will now need to win 2-0 in the return leg, in order to advance in the next stage of the continental competition.

Young Africans suffer shock home defeat

Young Africans of Tanzania suffered a shocking 3-2 home defeat to FC Eloi Lupopo in the first leg tie of the Orange CAF Champions League campaign on Saturday at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
An early miscue handed the Congolese a precious opening goal when Zimbabwean midfielder Carrington Gomba scored with fantastic strike barely five minutes into the play. Philip Marafu doubled Lupopo’s lead after 38 minutes but the home side pulled one back when Kigi Makasi beat custodian Ephraim Mazarura with a close range effort.
Re-energized, Yanga took the game into level terms after 69 minutes through Mrisho Ngassa’s beautiful effort. With eight minutes to go, the visitors broke the Tanzanians hearts scoring the third goal.
The defeat has left the Mainland Champions with precipitous task ahead of the second leg in Lubumbashi in two week’s time. In order to proceed to first round, they should now win by not less than two-goal margin.
Spearheaded by striker Mumba Sanzu, also a Zimbabwean, Lupopo showed little respect for their hosts, taking the game to Yanga from the onset and created some good goal-scoring opportunities in the opening stages. The Tanzanian champions will have to do a lot of work in the second leg away clash in two weeks time if they dream of making it to the next round.