Why does Ghana only have one representative while several others have two or more?

 

I suppose that is linked with the performance of Ghanaian teams in the last editions of the tournament.

 

Probably, yes, how about the results?

 

Kotoko, Orlando Pirates and Bayelsa United are out from the pri. round
Surprise.

Specially when if we know that they were beaten by teams of Senegal, Botswana & Chad

 

CAF Champions League 2010

First Round

Second Leg (26/27/28 Feb 2010)


Recreativo Libolo (Angola) 0-1 APR (Rwanda)
APR advance 3-2 on aggregate

Al Ahly Benghazi (Libya) 0-0 Djoliba Bamako (Mali)
Djoliba Bamako advance 1-0 on agg.

Asante Kotoko (Ghana) 2-0 ASC Linguere (Senegal) [AET]
ASC Linguere advance 4-2 on penalties

Ismaili (Egypt) 2-0 Sofapaka FC (Kenya)
Ismaili advance 2-0 on agg.

Ajesaia (Madagascar) 1-3 Stade Tamponnaise (Reunion Islands)
Stade Tamponnaise advance 5-2 on agg.

Raja Casablanca (Morocco) 1-1 Fello Star Labé (Guinea)
Raja Casablanca advance 4-2 on agg.

Petro Atlético (Angola) 6-1 Sony Ela Nguema (Equatorial Guinea)
Petro Atlético advance 9-3 on agg.

Club Africain (Tunisia) 1-0 Sahel FC (Niger)
Club Africain advances 2-2 on away goals rule

JS Kabylie (Algeria) 3-0 Armed Forces (Gambia)
JS Kabylie advances 5-1 on agg.

Bayelsa United (Nigeria) 2-2 Gazelle FC (Chad)
Gazelle FC advance 3-2 on agg.

Al Merreikh (Sudan) 3-1 St Georges (Ethiopia)
Al Merreikh advances 4-2 on agg.

Esperance Tunis (Tunisia) 3-2 East End Lions (Sierra Leone)
Esperance Tunis advances 5-4 on agg.

ASFA Yennenga (Burkina Faso) 4-1 Stade Mandji (Gabon)
ASFA Yannenga advances 6-1 on agg.

Curepipe Starlight (Mauritius) 3-1 La Passe FC (Seychelles)
Curepipe Starlight advances 4-2 on agg.

Orlando Pirates (South Africa) - Gaborone United (Botswana)
Gaborone United advances 2-2 on away goals rule

FC St Eloi Lupopo (DR Congo) 1-0 Young Africans (Tanzania)
FC St Eloi Lupopo advances 4-2 on agg.

Gunners FC (Zimbabwe) 4-0 Mafunzo FC (Zanzibar)
Gunners FC advances 6-1 on agg.

Al Ittihad (Libya) 6-0 Tempete Mocaf (Central African Rep.)
Al Ittihad advances 8-1 on agg.

Difaa Al Jadida (Morocco) 3-0 Balantas Mansoa (Guinea Bissau)
Difaa Al Jadida advances 3-0 on agg.

ZANACO (Zambia) 4-0 Revenue Authority FC (Uganda)
ZANACO advances 4-1 on agg.

Entente Setif (Algeria) 2-0 Diables Noirs (Congo Brazzaville)
Entente Setif advances 4-3 on agg.

Tiko United (Cameroon) 2-2 Vital'O (Burundi)
Tiko United advances 5-3 on penalties

SuperSport United (South Africa) 2-2 Mbabane Swallows (Swaziland)
SuperSport United advances 5-3 on agg.

Ferroviário Maputo (Mozambique) 4-1 AC Mitsamiouli (Comoros)
Ferroviário Maputo advances 9-4 on agg.

Africa Sports (Ivory Coast) advance after Benin withdrew its entrant.

Union Douala (Cameroon) advance after São Tomé e Princípe withdrew its entrant.

Bye to the 2nd Round:
TP Mazembe (DR Congo) [Holders], Al Hilal (Sudan),
Dynamos (Zimbabwe), Al Ahly (Egypt), ASEC Mimosas (Ivory Coast),
Entente Setif (Algeria) and Heartland (Nigeria).
​

 

CAF Champions League 2010

Second Round

First Leg: 19-21/03
Second Leg: 02-04/03


APR (RWA) v TP Mazembe (DRC)
TP Mazembe (DRC) v APR (RWA)

Djoliba Bamako (MLI) v ASC Linguere (SEN)
ASC Linguere (SEN) v Djoliba Bamako (MLI)

Ismaili (EGY) v Stade Tamponnaise (REU)
Stade Tamponnaise (REU) v Ismaili (EGY)

Africa Sports (CIV) v Al Hilal (SUD)
Al Hilal (SUD) v Africa Sports (CIV)

Raja Casablanca (MAR) v Petro Atlético (ANG)
Petro Atlético (ANG) v Raja Casablanca (MAR)

Club Africain (TUN) v JS Kabylie (ALG)
JS Kabylie (ALG) v Club Africain (TUN)

Gazelle FC (CHA) v Al Merreikh (SUD)
Al Merreikh (SUD) v Gazelle FC (CHA)

Esperance Tunis (TUN) v ASFA Yennenga (BFA)
ASFA Yennenga (BFA) v Esperance Tunis (TUN)

Curepipe Starlight (MRI) v Gaborone United (BOT)
Gaborone United (BOT) v Curepipe Starlight (MRI)

FC St Eloi Lupopo (DRC) v Dynamos (ZIM)
Dynamos (ZIM) v FC St Eloi Lupopo (DRC)

Gunners FC (ZIM) v Al Ahly (EGY)
Al Ahly (EGY) v Gunners FC (ZIM)

Al Ittihad (LBA) v Difaa Al Jadida (MAR)
Difaa Al Jadida (MAR) v Al Ittihad (LBA)

ZANACO (ZAM) v ASEC Mimosas (CIV)
ASEC Mimosas (CIV) v ZANACO (ZAM)

Union Douala (CMR) v Entente Setif (ALG)
Entente Setif (ALG) v Union Douala (CMR)

Tiko United (CMR) v Heartland (NGR)
Heartland (NGR) v Tiko United (CMR)

SuperSport United (RSA) v Ferroviário Maputo (MOZ)
Ferroviário Maputo (MOZ) v SuperSport United (RSA)​

 

Club Africain (TUN) v JS Kabylie (ALG) must be the big match in this round I guess?
Also Ferroviário Maputo (MOZ) v SuperSport United (RSA) and Raja Casablanca (MAR) v Petro Atlético (ANG) must be big ties I guess.\

Some surprising results indeed, weird to see perhaps the best African nation on international level, have no teams left.

Who's actually the big favourite? Mazembe? Raja? Al Ahly? ASEC?

 

Yeah, Club Africain vs. JSK is the tie of the round, no doubt. Two former champions with a great following. Should be tense.

Ferroviário v SuperSport United is hardly a big tie. Raja have history in African football, while Petro haven't achieved anything worth mention outside of Angola.

Ghanian teams haven't had good results in a while. Though I remember the Hearts of Oak side which won this tournament in 2000, they were pretty good.

We're going through a transition phase. New coach (Manuel Jose's former assistant), youth being blended into the team.. so, dunno. Experience, we have plenty of but I'm not sure if Abo Treka and Barakat can still perform for us, what with injuries and age and all..

 

Club Africain 1-1 JSK

Club Africain had 2 players sent off in the 1st half, btw.

 

We lost 1-0 away to Gunners (Zimbabwe)

cheap goal to let in.

Ismaily 3-1 Stade Tamponnaise

 

JSK beat Club African 1-0 in Algairs
JSK played with ten players after scoring goal at 37'
The stupied played Yahia Sherif who scored the goal took off his shirt (He had a yellow card)
so the refree give him the 2nd yellow card and sent him off

But the tunisian players cannot treat with this issue and lost by this goal

 

Thanks for the updates, any news on the other matches?

 

ASEC & Raja are out

 

Quite surprising especially ASEC I think?

How's the next round draw? Got no clue where I can find that .

 

http://www.cafonline.com/competition/champions-league_2010/results

 

Round of 16
Returns 7/8/9 - May
Al Ittihad [Libya] 2 - 0 Al Ahly [Egypt]
EST [Tunisia] 3 - 0 Al Merreikh [Sudan]
Entente Setif [Algeria] 1 - 0 Zanaco [Zambia]
Supersport United [South Africa] 1 - 1 Heartland FC [Nigeria]
Dynamos [Zimbabwe] 4 - 1 Gaborone United [Botswana]
Djoliba AC [Mali] 0 - 1 TP Mazembe [RD Congo]
JS Kabylie [Algeria] 2 - 0 Petro Atletico Luanda [Angola]
El Hilal [Sudan] 0 - 1 Ismaily [Egypt]

Disappointing result from Al Ahly in Libya, both Sudanese teams lost while both Algerian teams left won.

Any clear favourite already?
Dynamos result seems impressive but I don't know Gaborone's strength, also Mazembe did well in Mali just as Ismaily in Sudan.

 

We overturned the 1st leg defeat and won 3-0 tonight. roud:

 

The 8 teams that made it:

Al-Ahly, Ismaily, Esperance, Entente Setif, Mazembe, JS Kabylie, Heartland & Dynamos.

Egypt vs. Algeria all over again..

 

JS Kabylie

My support goes to these guys!

 

First round of games ended this evening, ZERO home wins!

Group A

Setif 0-1 Esperance
Dynamos 0-2 Mazembe

Group B

Heartland 1-1 Al-Ahly
Ismaily 0-1 JSK

 

Round 2

Group A

Esperance 1-0 Dynamos
Mazembe 2-2 Setif

Group B

Al-Ahly 2-1 Ismaily (btw I was present at Cairo int. stadium with fellow Xtratimer Raulito and a couple of friends)
JSK 1-0 Heartland

 

How was the game? Big crowd?

 

Both teams had chances, could have gone either way. Ismaily's goalie, Sobhy, is usually a donkey but he made 3-4 very good saves.

Our defender Ahmed el Sayed was a disgrace. Abo Treka had one nice free kick and that's about it..

As for the attendance, the stadium was about half full so 30-35k. People are on vacations this time of the year so..

 

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1st round action (no Setif-Esperance, though)

 

Very nice mate, I've always wanted to go to a Al-Ahly - Zamalek derby, would be excellent. Nothing beats hostile derby matches for me.

 

Round 3 (all home teams won)

Group A

Mazembe 2-1 Esperance
Dynamos 1-0 Setif

Group B

JSK 1-0 Al-Ahly
Ismaily 1-0 Heartland

 

Kabylie are flying!