Esperance, Wydad held; Zamalek win as Chiefs slip to third

Four Champions League and eight Confederation Cup matches wrapped up CAF's matchday four of the inter-club group stage on Sunday.

Pyramids need a point to advance to the quarterfinals with two matches left after thrashing RS Berkane 3-0 in a Champions League Group A match played in Cairo.

Goals from Ahmed Atef, Mahmoud Zalaka and Nasser Maher saw the defending champions open a three-point lead at the top of the Group A standings, with Berkane placed second.

In Group C, MC Alger moved up to third place after securing a 2-0 win over FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo in Algiers and they are just behind Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Hilal Omdurman.

In Dar es Salaam, Esperance Sportive de Tunis fought back from 2-0 down to hold Simba SC to a 2-2 draw and the result left the four-time African champions in second place in Group D, behind Stade Malien.

The Confederation Cup action saw Maniema Union end Wydad AC's 100 per cent win record as the Congolese side claimed a 2-1 victory in Lubumbashi, but the Moroccan giants remain at the top of Group B standings.

While USM Alger's 100 per cent win record in Group A was also ended by Djoliba in Bamako, the Algerian side remained at the top of the table with 10 points from four matches.

In Group C, CR Belouizdad thrashed Stellenbosch FC 3-0 in Cape Town to open a five-point lead at the top of the table and Otoho d'Oyo moved up to second place after edging out Singida Black Stars 2-1 in Brazzaville.

Meanwhile, Zamalek claimed the Group D top spot after securing a 2-1 win over Al Masry in Suez, with Kaizer Chiefs, who claimed a 1-0 win over ZESCO United in Durban, slipping down to third place.

SUNDAY'S CONFEDERATION CUP RESULTS

Kaizer Chiefs (RSA) 1-0 ZESCO United (ZAM)

Maniema Union (DRC) 2-1 Wydad AC (MAR)

AS Otoho d’Oyo (CGO) 2-1 Singida Black Stars (TAN)

Stellenbosch FC (RSA) 0-3 CR Belouizdad (ALG)

Azam FC (TAN) 1-0 Nairobi United (KEN)

Djoliba AC (MLI) 0-0 USM Alger (ALG)

Al-Masry (EGY) 1-2 Zamalek (EGY)

CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULTS

Simba SC (TAN) 2-2 Espérance de Tunis (TUN)

Pyramids FC (EGY) 3-0 RS Berkane (MAR)

Rivers United (NGA) 0-1 Power Dynamos (ZMB)