No goals, no official numbers and a midfielder who did not finish the first half. We read the full-time reports from Lubango to find what the 0-0 hides before Friday at Loftus.
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Three CAF first legs gave us three different stories: a Pirates clean sheet, a Chiefs deficit and a goalless Sundowns night clouded by Teboho Mokoena’s early exit. Here is what it means before the Soweto Derby run-in.
Three CAF first legs, three different moods: Pirates in front, Chiefs behind, Sundowns level and worried about Mokoena. Plus the Proteas resume in Gqeberha.
Kruger United and Milford both won away from home, and Bethuel Muzeu’s header in added time gave Sekhukhune United a 2-1 win over Marumo Gallants on Polokwane’s big night.
Alassane Diarra headed in a corner on 76 minutes as Red Arrows beat Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 in Ndola. Chiefs, now four games without a win, must turn it around at home on Friday 23 October.
Tshepang Moremi struck with a quarter of an hour left as Orlando Pirates won 1-0 against African Stars in Gaborone. Pirates take a lead and a clean sheet into Friday’s return leg in Soweto.
The holders start their CAF Champions League defence in Angola on Sunday against a Wiliete side top of the Girabola and unbeaten. Sundowns have chartered a plane, and Miguel Cardoso has studied the tape and warned that this draw was not friendly.
Orlando Pirates start their second-round tie in Botswana without Kamogelo Sebelebele, against a Namibian side with a new coach that came back from 3-1 down in the last round. Abdeslam Ouaddou says the group stage is a must this season.
A must-win Test in Gqeberha, three African away days and a Limpopo stadium back in business: what to watch this weekend, and why it matters.
Pirates, Chiefs and Sundowns all start African ties on the road, the Premiership plays on without them, and the Proteas begin a Test they cannot afford to lose.