Esperance de Tunis proved too strong against Raja Casablanca in Morocco with a 2-0 win in their Group D 2019/20 CAF Champions League opener on Saturday.
A file photo of Esperance forward Anice Badri (L), whose goal triggered an impressive 2-0 CAF Champions League win at Raja Casablanca Saturday (AFP Photo/Karim Sahib)
Anice Badri and Ibrahim Ouattara scored in the opening 15 minutes for Esperance of Tunisia away to Raja Casablanca of Morocco and held firm to secure a 2-0 triumph.
Elsewhere, a brace for Jackson Muleka help TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo overpowered Egypt’s Zamalek 3-0 in Lubumbashi.
On Friday, there were home wins for Etoile Sahel of Tunisia, Al Hilal of Sudan and JS Kabylie of Algeria over Al Ahly of Egypt, Platinum of Zimbabwe and V Club of DR Congo respectively.
The CAF Champions League will continue next weekend with the group stage, matchday two fixtures on 6-7 December.
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Raja Club Athletic 0-2 Espérance de Tunis#TotalCAFCL pic.twitter.com/yjwXh87zdU
— CAF (@CAF_Online) November 30, 2019
A thrilling end to the opening matchday of the #TotalCAFCL ?
Here are all the results from the 8⃣ matches played! ? pic.twitter.com/lk2afqjIeY
— CAF (@CAF_Online) November 30, 2019
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