Yange beat TP Mazembe 1-0 in Lubumbashi
They finished top of their group in the CAF Confederation Cup
The quarter final draw is set for Wednesday
Tanzanian giants Young Africans (Yanga) continued with their imperious performance in the CAF Confederation Cup, completing a home and away sweep of five-time African champions TP Mazembe, beating them 1-0 at their backyard in Lubumbashi.
Farid Musa’s second half goal earned them a precious 1-0 victory that sailed them top of Group D with 13 points.
TP Mazembe finished the group stage in last place with just three points.
Yanga had already secured their qualification to the quarter-finals together with US Monastir going into Sunday’s match and were determined to sign off with a win.
They did so, Musa hitting the back of the net in the 63rd minute to secure all the points and maximum points.
Yanga defended well
Despite an effort by the home side to rally back, Yanga defended well and Mazembe couldn’t crack their water tight backline.
Mazembe ended the match with 10 players after Alex Ngonga was sent off for a second bookable offence.
Meanwhile, US Monastir finished second in the group after beating Real Bamako 2-1. They also finished with 13 points, but Yanga edged them out on goal difference.
Monastir opened the scoring in the 35th minute through Saleh Harabi but Makan Samabali responded for the visitors just before the break.
Algerian Abdel-Hakim Amokrane scored in the 93rd minute to secure victory for the home side in Rades.
Elsewhere, Algerian side USM Alger and Egyptian club Pyramids secured their places in the quarter-finals with victories on the last match day.
Alger hammer Libyan side
USM Alger hammered Libyan visitors Al-Akhdar 4-1 in Algiers while Pyramids defeated their Egyptian compatriots Future 2-1.
Zinedine Belaid opened the scoring for the home side in the 9th minute via penalty kick before Alilet made it 2-0 after he also converted from a spot kick 11 minutes later.
In-form striker Aymen Mahious extended the home club’s lead from Belaid’s assist before the break and Suhaib Shafshuf rested some home for the visitors in the 65th minute from the edge of the box.
But Alilet restored the three-goal lead when he scored ten minutes later to seal the win and move his club to second place on 11 points in Group A, one point behind Marumo Gallants of South Africa.
Al-Akhdar finished bottom of the group with five points while St Eloi Lupopo took the third position with a better goal difference.
In Cairo, Pyramids came off top in the Egyptian derby. The victory helped Pyramids to finish in second place equal on 11 points with group winners FAR Rabat of Morocco who had a better goal difference after drawing 1-1 in Togo against ASKO Kara.
Goals by Ali Gabr and Abdalla El-Said put Pyramids in a commanding lead and Ahmed Atef’s 93rd goal was not enough to rescue the game for Future.
Gallants stage fightback
Elsewhere, South African club Marumo Gallants staged a remarkable fightback two come from two goals down to defeat DR Congo club St Eloi Lupopo 3-2 in Johannesburg.
The home club won the tight match as the victory helped them to finish top of Group A with 12 points while the visitors finished third on five points.
The visitors took the lead through Allan Kateregga in the 23rd minute and Malanga Mwaku doubled the score in the 45th minute as the visitors led 2-0 in Johannesburg at the break.
Second-half goals by Sibusiso Sibeko, Ranga Chivaviro and Judas Moseamedi helped the home side to win the match in an exciting finish to the game for supporters of the home side.
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