On Sunday, Renaissance Berkane defeated Zamalek 2-1 in the first leg of the African Confederation Cup final at the Berkane Municipal Stadium.
A second-leg contest is scheduled for Sunday, May 19, at 7:00 PM GMT in Cairo.
Hosts scored twice, with a penalty by skipper Issoufou Dayo in the 13th minute and a header at the back post by Adil Tahif in the 32nd minute, doubling their lead.
After the halftime break, the Egyptian team came back with a more organized strategy and started recovering positions as they reduced the deficit.
The Egyptians managed to score thanks to Seifeddine Jaziri’s quick thinking in the 46th minute. A momentary lapse of concentration just after the resumption of play resulted in Ahmed Sayed making his fifth assist of the competition.
He found Seifeddine Jaziri, who scored with a powerful header that hit the bottom left corner of the net.
The return leg in Cairo next Sunday will see Berkane, winners in 2020 and 2022, aiming for a third triumph in the continent’s secondary club competition.
Lineups:
RS Berkane: Hamza Hamiani – Issoufou Dayou, Abdelhak Assal, Hamza El Moussaoui, Adil Tahif – Ayoub Khairi, Mohamed El Mourabit, Yassin Labhiri, Tuisila Kisinda – Youssef Mehri, Youssef Al Fahli, Paul Bassene
Zamalek: Mohamad Awaad – Ahmed Fattouh, Hossam Abdel-Meguid, Omar Gaber, Hamza Mathlouthi – Mohamed Shehata, Nabil Emad, Ahmed Hamdi – Ahmed ‘Zizo’ Sayed, Samson Akinyoola, Seifeddine Jaziri.
CAF Confederation final 2-1 first leg win for @RSBfootball over @ZSCOfficial #AfricanFootball #Continental #InterClub pic.twitter.com/HLs2XGvc9q
— Alie Bittar (@bittar32) May 12, 2024
