The White Castle players beat AS Douanes of Togo in their second-leg match held in Togo with 3-0 on aggregate, in the second win against AS Douanes in two weeks, after having beaten them 2-0 in their first-leg match held in Cairo two weeks ago, thus sealing a place in the 32nd round of the African Champions League and injecting new hope among their fans of regaining their African glory. Hazem Emam scored Zamalek's sole goal in the second half of the match, on the 65th minute, after the Zamalkawias resorted to attack to finish the match in their favour, capitalising on the lacklustre performance put in by AS Douanes, who lost steam from the early minutes of the game. Commenting on the match, Zamalek's newly appointed technical manager, Ahmed Hossam, nicknamed Mido, said he was pleased with the players' performance. “They followed my plan. I resorted to defense with three players to ensure that our net is clean all through the match. When I felt that our team had the upper hand, I asked the players to attack and that is why the sole goal came so late,” he said. Kaizer Chiefs salvaged a 1-1 draw against Black Africa of Namibia to advance to the next stage of the Orange CAF Champions League competition 4-1 on aggregate. Zambian champions Nkana staged a remarkable victory to beat Swaziland's Mbabane Swallows 5-2 and advance to the first round on a 5-4 aggregate. On the other hand, Algerians CS Constantine scored off a stoppage-time penalty to snatch a CAF Confederation Cup first round place. The North Africans advanced to a 4-1 second-leg triumph over Nigeriens ASN Nigelec to win 4-3 on aggregate and now face Liberians Red Lions in the second-tier African club competition. Ahli Tripoli lost 1-0 to CO Bamako in Mali and were eliminated. The next opponents for Bamako will be 1998 African champions ASEC Mimosas. Super Sport United of South Africa overcame Gaborone United 1-0 in Botswna to progress 3-0. Meanwhile, the journey of the African women's national teams to the 9th African Women's Championship (AWC) Namibia 2014 began this weekend with a heavy loss for the Egyptian women's soccer team, who sustained the defeat before their fans on their homeland. Egypt's chances of reaching a place in the African event were crushed when it lost 0-3 to Tunisia in their Cairo contender that took place on the 6th October Shooting Club playground. The setback is strong as the second-leg match is due to take place on March 1 in Tunisia, whose team will not be an easy prey. The Egyptian team appeared disorganised and lacking in team spirit — even lone attempts by some of its star players were unfruitful, falling into the Tunisian web. The Tunisians were, on the other hand, exceptionally well-prepared, displaying good team work and achieving their goals; attacking from the first minute and leaving the Egyptian side completely helpless. The Tunisians go into the second leg with a three-goal advantage, meaning the Egyptians must score at least four goals to remain in the battle for a place at the ninth edition of the continental showpiece women's football competition in Namibia in October. The visitors' captain Hidouri Zina, started the scoring on the 23rd minute to give her side a first-half lead. In the second half, Gonri Dhekra increased the tally before Maknoun Leila sealed victory with the third goal two minutes later. In a post-match interview, Tunisia's coach, Landolsi Samir, said the game was far from over despite the 3-0 win. “We are not finished yet. The three goals are important and we will finish it off in the return leg. We had a difficult start but recovered after 20 minutes. The first goal gingered us and we improved.” Egyptian coach, Abdel-Fattah Abbas, admitted that his players were out of shape. “It seemed they had the day off, but this is football. The Tunisians played well and deserved their win. This contest is not over yet. We still have hopes in making up for this defeat with a 4-0 win in Tunisia. I am sure my players will be up to the challenge and the first match is always a difficult one,” he said. Cote d'Ivoire surpassed Mali 4-0 in their qualifier in Abidjan to boost their chances. The Zambians beat Tanzania 2-1 in Lusaka whilst the Zimbabwians stunned their Botswana hosts 1-0 in Gaboroone. In Algiers, Algeria silenced Morocco 2-0. The winners will progress to the second round to join African champions, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa and Cameroon, who drew a bye at the first round. Sixteen teams were involved in the qualifications competing on only seven seats to join hosts Namibia for the final tournament in October that also serves as a qualifier for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. In the meantime, Ahli, the 2013 Orange CAF Champions League winners, will today be meeting CS Sfaxien of Tunisia, in the 2014 Orange CAF Super Cup, which will take place at the Cairo International Stadium at 19h00 local time. It will be the second meeting between the two clubs after the 2009 edition, which Ahli won 2-1 in Cairo. Ahli snatched the title five times to be the most successful club in the history of the CAF Super Cup with five titles (2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013), whilst Sfaxien has never been able to secure the title, being runners-up in 2008 and 2009.
