Zamalek seized a precious victory 2-1 win over Al-Hilal of Sudan in their Group A clash, which was held in Cairo. While Al-Hilal players resorted to defense, Zamalek were on the attack and made use of all the technical mistakes of Al-Hilal. Zamalek scored twice through Dominique da Silva, who headed the lead, which was answered back by a goal from Al-Hilal forward, Mudathir Eltaieb, “Careca.” Zamalek's second goal, which sealed their victory, came through a second goal on the 81st minute. Zamalek are now tied on three points with Al-Hilal. Zamalek coach and former Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham striker Ahmed Hossam, “Mido,” said, “The victory came at the right time. The players were really desperate after losing their previous match and they needed a push to continue their route in the competition.” He went on to say that the newly-appointed Zamalek president, Mortada Mansour, is preparing the team and working hard to finalise successful bargains with football players that will completely change the team's performance, adding strength and shape to it. As to the other results, the Libyan Ahly Benghazi beat Esperance Sportive de Tunis 3-2 in the Group B fixture in Sfax. This result pushes Esperance to the bottom of the standings after failing to pick a point from the two games so far. This has led to Dutchman Ruud Krol, the ex-Zamalek technical manager, to be expelled. TP Mazembe were 1-0 winners over their Congolese rivals AS Vita Club in Group A of the African Champions League. The fixture passed off safely following the fortnight in Kinshasa when 15 people died in a stampede during their domestic league decider, which Mazembe won. Meanwhile, CAF President Issa Hayatou has expressed shock at the sudden death of 51-year-old Masauso Mwale, head coach of Zambian Orange CAF Confederation Cup campaigners, Nkana. The coach died in a tragic car accident whilst driving back to join his team in camp for the Orange CAF Confederation Cup group phase day two clash against Sewe Sport of Cote d'Ivoire. At the same time, Ahli's team was able to draw 1-1 against Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel to top Group B with four points in the CAF Confederation Cup competition. Ahli were playing in the Olympic Stadium in Susa, which was fully packed, but the players were up to the challenge. The newly-appointed Fathi Mabrouk, Ahli's technical manager who replaced Mohamed Youssef a month ago, was able to use the strong suits of his players in the right places to achieve victory. Etoile Du Sahel players were on strong attack from the first minute, while Ahli were on the defense playing outside their homeland and pressurized by the importance of the match. Boghdad Bongah was able to seize the first goal for the Tunisians on the 40th minute of the match, but the Red Devils answered back on the 60th minute through a brilliant shot from Amr Gamal. The Tunisians continued attacking to change the score, but Ahli's defense line prevented them from achieving their goal. Already missing a number of its stars due to injury, Ahli's situation was compounded when, to everyone's dismay, Mohamed Nagi “Gedo,” Ahli's star, was severely injured in the first half of the match. Commenting on the match, Mabrouk said, “I thank all the players; they all played to their utmost abilities and followed my instructions well. It was not an easy match and for me this is a very satisfying result.” The match was stopped in the second half after Tunisian fans threw fire works on the playground after Ahli's draw goal.
