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CAF Champions League 2009

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#1 ·
Minnows get Champions League chance
in BBC Football
30.01.2009


The African Champions League kicks off this weekend, offering the continent's smaller clubs a chance to shine.

Many big guns sit out this round, allowing the likes of Etoile d'Or Mirontsy of Comoros and Uganda's Kampala City Council to take centre stage.

Some former winners are in action, however.

FAR Rabat have a difficult task in taking on Sporting da Praia of Cape Verde, who knocked them out last year.

That was a major shock for the 1985 champions, who had won the first leg 3-0. They eventually went out on penalties.

The Moroccans are again at home in the first leg this time around in Saturday's match.

Other previous champions in this first phase include Canon Yaoundé of Cameroon, Renaissance Aiglons of Congo Brazzaville and Club Africain of Tunisia.

Canon will be hoping to build on the performance of their compatriots Coton Sport Garoua, who went all the way to the final last year.

They were beaten by the serial winners Al Ahly of Egypt, who are one of the teams to have a bye into the second round.

Zimbabwe's Monomotapa get the chance to make their debut in the tournament, having pipped Harare giants Dynamos - last year's semi-finalists - to the title.

They host Miembeni of Zanzibar in the first leg.

Kenya's Mathare United, led by the sacked former coach of the national side Francis Kimanzi, are away to ZESCO United in Zambia.

Another team to watch out for is Etoile d'Or Mirontsy of Comoros.

They travel to Dar es Salaam to take on Young Africans.

The chances of them causing an upset would seem to be slim, but the president of the Comoros FA, Yusuph Ali, says the experience is worth it.

"You know every country needs experience," he told the BBC's African sports programme Fast Track.

"It is a big challenge for us to be among the big players in Africa and to play the big teams like Young Africans.

"More and more we'll grow and then maybe in two years or five years we'll be like Young Africans."

And he ended on an optimistic note.

"Now it is like David and Goliath," he said, "but as you know, David won."
 
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#2 · (Edited)
2009 CAF Champions League

FIRST ROUND


1st Leg: 31.01 and 01.02.2009
2nd Leg: 13-15.02.2009


Primeiro de Agosto (ANG) 5-2 CA Renaissance Aiglons (CGO)
CA Renaissance Aiglons (CGO) 1-2 Primeiro de Agosto (ANG)

Canon Yaoundé (CMR) 1-1 AS Inter Star (BUR)
AS Inter Star (BUR) 0-1 Canon Yaoundé (CMR)

AS Douanes (SEN) 3-1 Ports Authority (SLE)
Ports Authority (SLE) 0-1 AS Douanes (SEN)

Kano Pillars FC (NGR) 2-0 Elect Sport (CHA)
Elect Sport (CHA) 0-0 Kano Pillars FC (NGR)

Djoliba (MLI) 4-0 Casamance (SEN)
Casamance (SEN) 1-0 Djoliba (MLI)

Ferroviário Maputo (MOZ) 2-1 KCC (UGA)
KCC (UGA) 2-0 Ferroviário Maputo (MOZ)

SuperSport United (RSA) 3-0 Curepipe Starlight (MRI)
Curepipe Starlight (MRI) 2-5 SuperSport United (RSA)

Heartland (NGR) 4-0 Black Star (LBR)
Black Star (LBR) 1-6 Heartland (NGR)

FAR Rabat (MAR) 6-1 SC Praia (CPV)
SC Praia (CPV) 1-0 FAR Rabat (MAR)

Petro Atlético (ANG) 3-0 Royal Leopards (SWZ)
Royal Leopards (SWZ) 0-3 Petro Atlético (ANG)

Étoile Filante (BFA) 2-0 Heart of Lions (GHA)
Heart of Lions (GHA) 3-2 Étoile Filante (BFA)

Al Ahly Tripoli (LBA) 6-0 Police (NIG)
Police (NIG) 2-1 Al Ahly Tripoli (LBA)

ASO Chlef (ALG) 1-0 Fello Star (GUI)
Fello Star (GUI) 1-2 ASO Chlef (ALG)

Daring Club Motema Pembe (DRC) 1-2 Mangasport (GAB)
Mangasport (GAB) 1-0 Daring Club Motema Pembe (DRC)

Monomotapa (ZIM) 2-0 Miembeni (ZAN)
Miembeni (ZAN) 2-1 Monomotapa (ZIM)

Young Africans (TAN) 8-1 Étoile d'Or Mirontsy (COM)
Étoile d'Or Mirontsy (COM) 0-6 Young Africans (TAN)

Académie Ny Antsika (MAD) C-C Stade Tamponnaise (REU) (*)
Stade Tamponnaise (REU) 6-0 Académie Ny Antsika (MAD)

ZESCO United (ZAM) 2-0 Mathare United (KEN)
Mathare United (KEN) 1-3 ZESCO United (ZAM)

Al Merreikh (SUD) 2-1 Atraco (RWA)
Atraco (RWA) 0-0 Al Merreikh (SUD)

Club Africain (TUN) v SC Bafata (GBS) [SC Bafatá withdrew]

Al Ittihad Khemisset (MAR) v Wallidan (GAM) [Wallidan withdrew]


[First leg cancelled due to political violence in Madagascar]
 
#3 · (Edited)
2009 CAF Champions League

SECOND ROUND


1st Leg: 13-15.03.2009
2nd Leg: 03-05.04.2009



Primeiro de Agosto (ANG) 0-1 Canon Yaoundé (CMR)
Canon Yaoundé (CAM) 0-1 Primeiro de Agosto (ANG)
1-1 on aggregate, Primeiro de Agosto (ANG) win 5-4 on penalties

AS Douanes (SEN) 1-1 Kano Pillars (NGR)
Kano Pillars (NGR) 0-0 AS Douanes (SEN)
1-1 on aggregate, Kano Pillars (NGR) advance on away goals rule

Club Africain (TUN) 1-2 Djoliba (MLI)
Djoliba (MLI) 0-1 Club Africain (TUN)
2-2 on aggregate, Djoliba (MLI) win on away goals

Kampala City Council (UGA) 2-1 SuperSport United (RSA)
SuperSport United (RSA) 1-1 Kampala City Council (UGA)
Kampala City Council (UGA) win 3-2 on aggregate

Heartland FC Owerri (NGR) 3-1 FAR Rabat (MAR)
FAR Rabat (MAR) 1-1 Heartland FC Owerri (NGR)
Heartland FC Owerri (NGR) win 4-2 on aggregate

Tout Puissant Mazembe (DRC) 3-0 Petro Atlético (ANG)
Petro Atlético (ANG) 1-2 Tout Puissant Mazembe (DRC)
Tout Puissant Mazembe (DRC) win 5-1 on aggregate

Asec Mimosas (CIV) 2-0 Etoile Filante (BFA)
Etoile Filante (BFA) 0-1 Asec Mimosas (CIV)
ASEC Mimosas (CIV) win 3-0 on aggregate

JS Kabylie (ALG) 1-2 Al Ahly Tripoli (LBA)
Al Ahly Tripoli (LBA) 1-0 JS Kabylie (ALG)
Al Ahly Tripoli (LBA) win 3-1 on aggregate

Asante Kotoko (GHA) 3-1 Al Ittihad Khemisset (MAR)
Al Ittihad Khemisset (MAR) 2-0 Asante Kotoko (GHA)
3-3 on aggregate, Al Ittihad Khemisset (MAR) win on the away goals rule

Etoile du Sahel (TUN) 2-1 ASO Chlef (ALG)
ASO Chlef (ALG) 0-0 Etoile du Sahel (TUN)
Etoile du Sahel (TUN) win 2-1 on aggregate

Coton Sport (CAM) 2-1 Mangasport (GAB)
Mangasport (GAB) 2-3 Coton Sport (CAM)
Coton Sport (CAM) win 5-3 on aggregate

Ajax Cape Town (RSA) 3-2 Monomotapa (ZIM)
Monomotapa (ZIM) 2-1 Ajax Cape Town (RSA)
4-4 on aggregate, Monomotapa (ZIM) win on away goals rule

Al Ahly (EGY) 3-0 Young Africans (TAN)
Young Africans (TAN) 0-1 Al Ahly (EGY)
Al Ahly (EGY) win 4-0 aggregate

Al Hilal (SUD) 3-1 Stade Tamponnaise (REU)
Stade Tamponnaise (REU) 2-1 Al Hilal (SUD)
Al Hilal (SUD) win 4-3 on aggregate

Africa Sports (CIV) 0-0 ZESCO United (ZAM)
ZESCO United (ZAM) 2-0 Africa Sports (CIV)
ZESCO United (ZAM) win 2-0 on aggregate

Al Ittihad (LBA) 1-1 Al Merreikh (SUD)
Al Merreikh (SUD) 3-0 Al Ittihad (LBA)
Al Merreikh (SUD) win 4-1 on aggregate
 
#5 ·
Good work dude. :thumbsup:

So Africa Sports, 2007 Champions Etoile, last year's runners-up Coton Sport, not to mention North African heavy weights like JSK, FAR and Club Africain all risk elimination from the 1st round!
 
#6 · (Edited)
2009 CAF Champions League

THIRD ROUND


1st Leg: 17-19 April 2009
2nd Leg: 01-03 May 2009



Primeiro de Agosto (ANG) 3-1 Al Hilal (SUD)
Al Hilal (SUD) 2-0 Primeiro de Agosto (ANG)
3-3 on aggregate, Al Hilal (SUD) win on away goals rule

Kano Pillars (NGR) 1-1 Al Ahly (EGY)
Al Ahly (EGY) 2-2 Kano Pillars (NGR)
3-3 on aggregate, Kano Pillars (NGR) win on away goals rule

Djoliba (MLI) 0-0 ZESCO United (ZAM)
ZESCO United (ZAM) 2-1 Djoliba (MLI)
ZESCO United (ZIM) win 2-1 in on aggregate

Kampala City Council (UGA) 0-1 Al Merreikh (SUD)
Al Merreikh (SUD) 1-1 Kampala City Council (UGA)
Al Merreikh (SUD) win 2-1 on aggregate

Heartland FC Owerri (NGR) 2-1 Coton Sport (CMR)
Coton Sport (CMR) 1-1 Heartland FC Owerri (NGR)
Heartland FC Owerri (NGR) win 3-2 on aggregate

Tout Puissant Mazembe (DRC) 1-0 Al Ittihad Khemisset (MAR)
Al Ittihad Khemisset (MAR) 0-0 Tout Puissant Mazembe (DRC)
Tout Puissant Mazembe (DRC) win 1-0 on aggregate

ASEC Mimosas (CIV) 1-0 Monomotapa (ZIM)
Monomotapa (ZIM) 2-0 ASEC Mimosas (CIV)
Monomatapa (ZIM) win 2-1 on aggregate

Al Ahly Tripoli (LBA) 0-0 Etoile du Sahel (TUN)
Etoile du Sahel (TUN) 2-0 Al Ahly Tripoli (LBA)
Etoile du Sahel (TUN) win 2-0 on aggregate
 
#8 ·
We're out..

Prior to last year's final against Coton Sport I wrote in the world football forum that our time was coming to an end, so I'm not sad. 3 titles in 4 years, couldn't ask for more.

Confeds Cup, here we come.
 
#9 ·
Still, it's a huge surprise. Perhaps it could be thought that Ahly wouldn't reach the semis or so but to go out so early against such average opposition it's a big surprise.

Well done to the Nigerian teams. :thumbsup:
 
#10 ·
Amazing feat as well by the Zimbabweans of Monomatapa beating the other big favourites for winning this year's CAF CL, ASEC Mimosas Abidjan.
 
#11 ·
I only watched the 1st 45 of Ahly-Pillars before switching to Inter-Lazio. The first half ended 0-0 with us wasting 5-6 MASSIVE chances, pretty odd that we failed to win - moreover conceding 2 goals at home.. Kano Pillars barely threatened us in Nigeria that's why our exit was surprising to all, but it's evident that we're getting worse with each passing year, even the league which we've dominated with ease for the past 4 years is a big question mark.

Anywhoo - This seems like the year of suprises, like you mentioned, ASEC are out and they're present in the groupstages more or less every year. Not to mention that Last year's finalists, Coton Sport, have been knocked out as well. Prior to that JSK and FAR Rabat have been knockedout in the preceding round..

Etoile du Sahel must be the heavy favorites now, surely.
 
#12 ·
Qualified for the Group Stage qualifiers:

Tout Puissant Mazembe (DR Congo)
Heartland FC Owerri (Nigeria)
Kano Pillars (Nigeria)
Al Merreikh (Sudan)
Al Hilal (Sudan)
Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
ZESCO United (Zambia)
Monomotapa (Zimbabwe)
 
#13 · (Edited)
2009 CAF Champions League

Group Stage


GROUP A
Al Hilal (Sudan)
Al Merreikh (Sudan)
Kano Pillars (Nigeria)
ZESCO United (Zambia)


17-19 July:
Al Merreikh (SUD) 0-0 Al Hilal (SUD)
Zesco United (ZAM) 1-1 Kano Pillars (NIG)

31 July-02 Aug:
Al Hilal (SUD) 1-0 Zesco United (ZAM)
Kano Pillars (NIG) 3-1 Al Merreikh (SUD)

14-16 Aug:
Al Merreikh (SUD) 2-3 Zesco United (ZAM)
Al Hilal (SUD) 2-0 Kano Pillars (NIG)

28-30 Aug:
Zesco United 0-0 Al Merreikh
Kano Pillars 2-1 Al Hilal

11-13 Sep:
Al Hilal 3-1 Al Merreikh
Kano Pillars 3-2 Zesco United

18-20 Sep:
Zesco United 2-0 Al Hilal
Al Merreikh 1-1 Kano Pillars

Final Table
1 Kano Pillars (NIG) .........6G 3W 2D 1L 10-8 11P
2 Al Hilal (SUD) ................6G 3W 1D 2L 7-5 10P
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3 Zesco United (ZAM) .........6G 2W 2D 2L 8-7 8P
4 Al Merreikh (SUD) .............6G 0W 3D 3L 5-10 3P


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GROUP B
Étoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
Heartland FC Owerri (Nigeria)
Monomotapa (Zimbabwe)
Tout-Puissant Mazembe (DR Congo)


17-19 July:
TP Mazembe (DRC) 2-0 Heartland (NIG)
Monomotapa (ZIM) 2-1 Etoile du Sahel (TUN)

31 July-02 Aug:
Heartland (NIG) 3-1 Monomotapa (ZIM)
Etoile du Sahel (TUN) 2-1 TP Mazembe (DRC)

14-16 Aug:
TP Mazembe (DRC) 5-0 Monomotapa (ZIM)
Heartland (NIG) 3-0 Etoile du Sahel (TUN)

28-30 Aug:
Monomotapa (ZIM) 0-2 TP Mazembe (DRC)
Etoile du Sahel (TUN) 0-0 Heartland (NIG)

11-13 Sep:
Heartland 2-0 TP Mazembe
Etoile du Sahel 2-0 Monomotapa

18-20 Sep:
Monomotapa 2-1 Heartland
TP Mazembe 1-0 Etoile du Sahel

FinalTable
1 TP Mazembe (DRC) ...........6G 4W 0D 2L 11-4 12P
2 Heartland (NIG) ................6G 3W 1D 2L 9-5 10P
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3 Etoile du Sahel (TUN) ......6G 2W 1D 3L 5-7 7P
4 Monomatapa (ZIM) .......6G 2W 0D 4L 5-14 6P

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Group winners will play the runner-ups of the other group in the semi finals which will happen in two legs on 2-4 and 16-18 October 2009
 
#14 ·
2009 CAF Champions League

Semi finals


02-04 Oct 2009 - 1st Leg

Heartland (NIG) vs Kano Pillars (NIG)
Al Hilal Omdurman (SUD) vs Tout Puissant Mazembe (DRC)

16-18 Oct 2009 - 2nd Leg

Kano Pillars (NIG) vs Heartland (NIG)
Tout Puissant Mazembe (DRC) vs Al Hilal Omdurman (SUD)
 
#15 ·
I want Mazembe to win it, purely because I want to see their goalie (Kidiaba) celebrating. :shades:
 
#16 ·
The semi-final 1st legs will be played tomorrow

17:00 Heartland Owerri-Kano Pillars

19:30 Al Hilal Omdurman-TP Mazembe

I'm in a good mood after Inter's last gasp win, will make sure to watch both.
 
#17 ·
Well then make sure you post some nice match reports. :D

Here's fifa.com's semi-finals preview...

CAF Champions League preview

One thing is certain ahead of Sunday's CAF Champions League semi-finals: there will be a Nigerian side in the final of this year's competition.

For only third time in some 40 years of competition, two clubs from the same country clash at this vital juncture to seek a place in the final and, ultimately, the chance of claiming a spot at December's FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi. Nigeria's Heartland host Kano Pillars host in the first leg of their last four clash in Owerri on Sunday, with the return is in Kano on 17 October.

The progress of the two teams comes a major fillip for the giant west African nations, whose ambitions in other forums have been stymied of late. The Super Eagles are in perilous danger of again missing out on the FIFA World Cup, while their youth side have been unconvincing at the ongoing U-20 finals, scraping into the last 16 after losing to Venezuela and Spain.

Heartland are sweating on the fitness of Signs Chibambo, who is nursing a thigh injury. The Zambian striker suffered the injury during his club's 2-1 Group B loss at Zimbabwe's Monomotapa last month. "He has resumed training, but we will just have to wait and see whether he will be fully fit for the match," said Heartland team manager Emeka Iwuagwu. Chibambo, whose contract with Heartland runs out next month, recently underwent trials in Portugal.

Al Hilal of Sudan, who reached this stage of the competition two years ago, will hope to seize this second opportunity when they take on TP Mazembe Englebert of Congo DR. The first leg is in Khartoum on Sunday.

Mazembe, who were the kings of African football some four decades ago, are the only team with previous success in the continent's top club competition. However, their last triumph in 1968 seems so long ago now; there are generations who follow the club who have little recollection of those glory days.

Nevertheless, the club have been ambitious in attempting to restore their past luster. Mining entrepreneur and governor of the rich Katanga province, Moise Katumbi, has been the driving force, pumping millions of dollars into his beloved club.

He has bought the country's best players, hired former French international Diego Garzitto to coach his side and, most importantly of all, held off on a myriad of suitors to ensure that his prized possession, goalscoring machine Tresor Mputu, stays with the club. Mputu has been the leading scorer in African club competition for two successive years, and even though his goal tally this year has not been as prolific, he remains the key man for Les Corbeaux.

Opponents Al Hilal are also one of the continent's more profitable teams, with a bevy of Brazilian trainers and players. Yet Garzitto remains confident: "We go there without any fears and the intention of pulling off a good result. We won't miss out on the chance to set ourselves up comfortably for the second leg in Lubumbashi in two week's time."
 
#18 ·
Hehe, will surely miss the 2nd half of the Hilal-Mazembe match though as the gobbi will be playing and my gobbo bro will want to watch them, obviously.
 
#19 ·
Congratulations to Heartland and Mazembe on making the final with 90 minutes to spare. :D

Saw bits and pieces. Heartland's 3rd goal was awesome (cool strike, no chance for the goalie), while the 4th was a big goalkeeping joke/error. All 4 goals were scored in the 1st half, lol.

Hilal opened the scoring in the first minute after their 2nd consecutive corner kick, but Mazembe levelled almost instantly. Not sure how Mazembe raped them afterwards, as the Palermo-Juve match clashed with what remained of the Hilal-Mazembe encounter.

I'm rooting for Mazembe in the final, btw. Kidiaba :proud:
 
#20 ·
Semi finals

04 Oct 2009 - 1st Leg

Heartland (NIG) 4-0 Kano Pillars (NIG)

Al Hilal Omdurman (SUD) 2-5 Tout Puissant Mazembe (DRC)


Allez Mazembe! :)
 
#21 ·
Semi finals

17-18 Oct 2009 - 2nd Leg

Kano Pillars (NIG) 0-1 Heartland (NIG) [0-5 on aggregate]

Tout Puissant Mazembe (DRC) 0-2 Al Hilal Omdurman (SUD) [5-4 on aggregate]

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CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009

FINAL


30 Oct-01 Nov 2009 - 1st Leg
Heartland (Nigeria) vs TP Mazembe (DR Congo)

06-08 Nov 2009 - 2nd Leg
TP Mazembe (DR Congo) vs Heartland (Nigeria)
 
#22 ·
This is the first time the African CL final will be Arabless since 1998! When ASEC won the Cup at the expense of Dynamos Harare.
 
#23 ·
CAF Champions League preview
in FIFA.com
Friday 30 October 2009


Heartland FC will seek to become only the second club from Africa's most populous nation to win the CAF Champions League when they host TP Mazembe Englebert of Congo DR in the first leg of the continental final on Sunday. The Nigerian club will be desperate to build a decent lead at the Owerri showdown ahead of next weekend's return in Lubumbashi.

Only one other Nigerian side has ever won the top club prize in African football, with Enyimba claiming glory in 2003 and 2004 to mark a long-awaited breakthrough for the giant west African country. However, Heartland have come close before and will now seeking to take that decisive step in the direction of the winners' rostrum.

Before they changed their name from Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Heartland were finalists in the old-style CAF Champions Cup in 1988 and later bounced back from the tragedy of losing two players in an air crash in 1994 on their way back from a match in Tunisia. Such adversity has built a unity at the club which captain Thankgod Ike hopes will prove crucial to their bid for glory.

"The spirit in the camp is very high and we hope to use it to good effect when we meet them in Owerri," said Ike, whose side strolled through the semifinals with an emphatic 5-0 aggregate win over compatriots Kano Pillars. Top scorer Uche Agba, who has six goals to his name in this year's Champions League campaign, adds succinctly: "We want to win this trophy."

For coach Kelechi Emetole, Sunday's match also offers the chance to complete a continental quest seven years on from laying the foundations for Enyimba's initial success. He, after all, was in charge when they won the Nigerian Premier League title in 2002 to qualify for the Champions League, but did not stay for their continental triumph the following year.

Emetole, who has also been coach of Nigeria's beach soccer side at recent FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups, will be pitting his wits against the Frenchman Diego Garzitto, who has had his team training in Zimbabwe over the last days before heading off to Nigeria on Friday. "We had been looking for some good performances to boost our morale before the final," Garzitto said of wins over two clubs teams in Harare.

Heartland FC were the first of the four clubs to progress from their league phase in September, although they eventually finished second in their group behind Mazembe. The two sides cancelled each other out in their respective Group B games, with Heartland winning 2-0 in Owerri in September after Mazembe had prevailed by the same scoreline in Lubumbashi in their opening group match three months earlier.

The second leg of the final will be played in the southern Congolese city on 7 November.
 
#24 ·
CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009
FINAL


31 Oct 2009 - 1st Leg
Heartland (Nigeria) 2-1 TP Mazembe (DR Congo)

7 Nov 2009 - 2nd Leg
TP Mazembe (DR Congo) 1-0 Heartland (Nigeria)

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Mazembe rule Africa again
Saturday 7 November 2009
in FIFA.com


Tout Puissant Mazembe of Democratic Republic of Congo bridged a 41-year gap by regaining the CAF Champions League title.

But it was a close call before a sell-out crowd of 35,000 in Lubumbashi, with Mazembe defeating Heartland of Nigeria 1-0 to collect the record $1.5m first prize on away goals.

Heartland took a 2-1 lead into the second leg of the final and held out for 74 minutes before Victor Ezuruike conceded an own goal to bring the trophy back to copper-rich southern Congo.

Mazembe won the fledgling African championship in 1967 and 1968 and this year they budgeted $5m to try and lift a trophy that symbolises continental club supremacy.

Part of that sum was spent on importing 59-year-old French coach Diego Garzitto and his pre-match prediction that the crowd packed into the Kenya Stadium would drive the Congolese 'Crows' to success came true.

Apart from the financial windfall, Mazembe qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009, with Spanish giants Barcelona among possible opponents.

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Congrats Mazembe! :thumbsup:
 
#25 ·
Heartland took a 2-1 lead into the second leg of the final and held out for 74 minutes before Victor Ezuruike conceded an own goal to bring the trophy back to copper-rich southern Congo.
Damn, poor guy.

Congrats to Mazembe.
 
#26 ·
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