CAF CL Wrap: Mixed results for Aucho's Young Africans, Onyango's Sundowns

Khalid Aucho against Al Al Ahly|YANGA IMAGE

FOOTBALL CAF CL Wrap: Mixed results for Aucho's Young Africans, Onyango's Sundowns

Allan Damba 11:18 - 03.12.2023

Meanwhile, Aucho played from start to finish, and his display in the middle of the park was key to a hugely massive draw against Africa's finest team.

Khalid Aucho and Young Africans SC picked their first point in the 2023/24 CAF Champions League group stages after a 1-1 stalemate with record holders Al Ahly on Saturday.

The Tanzanian powerhouse came into the tie on the back of an agonizing 3-0 defeat to CR Belouizdad and badly needed to turn on the style.

And their resilience paid off late in the game as Peodoh Pacome ZouZoua's goal in added time cancelled out Percy Tau's 86th-minute opener.

Meanwhile, Aucho played from start to finish, and his display in the middle of the park was key to a hugely massive draw against Africa's finest team.

In the other group game, Ghana's Medeama edged Belouizdad 2-1 in their second game.

After two games, Al Ahly tops Group D with four points, as Medeama (three), Belouizdad (three) and Young Africans (one) follow, respectively.

On the other hand, Dennis Onyango's Mamelodi Sundowns suffered a 1-0 defeat to TP Mazembe in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Onyango watched on from the bench with Ronwen Williams, the preferred starter by head coach Rhulani Mokwena.

Despite the result, Sundowns still lead proceedings in Group A with three points, while Mazembe comes second with the same tally.

Mauritania's Nouadhibou, who beat Egypt's Pyramids 2-0, come third, with the latter coming bottom, despite both garnering three points.

In Group, another East African side, Simba SC, was held by Botswana's Jwaneng Galaxy to a barren stalemate, while Moroccans Wydad Casablanca suffered a 2-1 defeat to Zambia's Asec Mimosas.

Action between Simba and Jwaneng Galaxy|SIMBA SC IMAGE

Asec Mimosas and Jwaneng Galaxy are joint-top with four points, while Simba and Casablanca come third and bottom, with two points and none, respectively.

Elsewhere, Sudan's Al Hilal Omdurman beat Tunisia's Esperance Tunis 3-1, while Angola's Petro Atletico comfortably dispatched Etoile de Sahel 2-0.

With two games played in Group C, Petro Atletico is at the top with six points, Al Hilal is second with three, while Esperance and Etoile are third and fourth with three points and none, respectively.