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Late goal brings Stellenbosch back into contention

olympics15 December 2024 17:14| © AFP
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South African club Stellenbosch snatched a last-gasp 1-0 win over Desportivo Lunda Sul in Angola on Sunday to revive hopes of reaching the CAF Confederation Cup quarterfinals.

Devon Titus scored on 89 minutes to give the visitors their first Group B points after losses away to Stade Malien of Mali and at home to two-time title-holders Renaissance Berkane of Morocco.

Stellenbosch will host Lunda Sul in January and another victory for the club from the South African rugby union hotbed would boost chances of a top-two finish and a last-eight place.

Meanwhile, Nigerian club Enyimba crashed to a 3-0 away defeat against Black Bulls of Mozambique in Maputo, leaving them bottom of Group D.

Rume Akporoh scored the only goal of the first half for group-stage debutants Bulls and Fidel de Sousa and Ayuba Abubakar netted early in the second half for the home side.

Kibu Denis was the two-goal star as Simba of Tanzania recovered from conceding a third-minute goal to edge record three-time Confederation Cup winners CS Sfaxien of Tunisia 2-1 in Dar es Salaam.

Hazem Hassen put the visitors ahead only for Denis to level four minutes later in a Group A showdown.

There were no further goals until the ninth minute of added time when Denis struck again to give Simba a second victory in three outings.

Orapa United of Botswana featured in a second 0-0 Group C draw at home in Francistown within eight days, this time against Jaraaf from Senegal.

The Confederation Cup is the African equivalent of the Uefa Europa League.

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