CAF Confederation Cup
KCCA Pulls Rivers United Down
Nigeria’s Rivers United are resting at the bottom of the Group A of the CAF Confederation Cup. No thanks to the horrible defending that left a Kampala City Council attacker unmarked to unleash a rocket-like shot, giving his side a deserved 2-1 win.
What a turnaround! The Ugandans moved from the bottom of the table to the second having amassed six points from three matches. Rivers United are pulled to the bottom and must follow the steps of other teams in the group by winning the next home match which is a reversed fixtures of that of this weekend.
The Ugandans went ahead in the 15th minute through Derrick Nsibambi before Bolaji Sarkin volleyed Rivers United back into the game. Score line at half time was 1-1. In the second half, Rivers United opted for defensive tactics and were constantly under severe pressure.
Under such situation, the Ugandans made great profits with long passes. In the 71st minute, Derrick Nsibambi got a long range shot and had enough time to control it before hitting the roof of the Rivers United net to achieve a brace.
Both teams meet in the reversed fixture on June 20. Earlier on Friday, Morocco’s FUS beat Club Africain 2-1 in added time to go to the top of the log.
GROUP A STANDING
P W D L F A GD Pts
FUS 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6
KCCA 3 2 0 1 4 5 -1 6
Club Africain 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
Rivers United 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3
Algeria’s USM Alger continues to battle in what looked an hopeless situation in a bid to upturn a decision of the Committee for the Organization of Interclub Competitions and the Management of the Club Licensing System which awarded the first leg match of the CAF Confederation Cup semi-final duel to the visiting RS Berkane of Morocco.
The continental body on Friday confirmed the verdict of the Organising Committee and thus threw away the appeal by Algeria.
The Appeal Committee of CAF rejected the Algerian club’s requests.
The USM Algiers club delegation has arrived Morocco through the the Oujda-Angad airport. They were warmly welcome by Moroccan officials led by Belaqchour, the President of the professional national league.
The team arrived at around 5 p.m., aboard a special plane from Algiers. Also on hand to receive them were officials of Berkane officials.
It took the Algerians just 15 minutes from landing to leaving the airport. They were greeted by a large number of fans.
The Algerians have an Herculean task of overturning a 3-0 deficit awarded to RS Berkane in the botched first leg match. The return leg match will hold on Sunday at the Berkane municipal stadium at 8 p.m.
The decision to play the second leg in Berkane comes as USM Alger seeks to avoid additional sanctions from the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which could include a ban from participating in African competitions for up to four years.
Ghana’s Dreams FC coach, Karim Zito, announced on Friday that he is diligently preparing his players for a potential penalty shootout against Zamalek in the second leg of the CAF Confederation Cup semi-final, scheduled for Sunday.
The first leg match concluded with a goalless draw between the two teams in Cairo last week, and the upcoming second leg will take place in Kumasi, ultimately determining the team that will qualify for the final.
“We ended with penalty shootouts, and out of the twenty-four (24) players, only three (3) of them could not score, so we are ready if it comes down to penalties,” Zito stated during an interview with Kumasi-based Akoma FM.
He further added, “Let me say that we are hoping to secure qualification in regulation time on Sunday.”
During the first leg game in Cairo, Zamalek missed several clear goal-scoring opportunities, leaving them with no alternative but to avoid a loss in Ghana in order to advance to the final of the competition.
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