Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has reacted to a 2-1 victory over arch rivals Zamalek within the CAF Champions League closing by tweeting “I needed to come to the Nile River to catch the massive fish”.

He gained the competitors as soon as in six makes an attempt with earlier membership Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, however wanted solely two months to information Ahly to a record-extending ninth title within the all-Egyptian conflict.

Mosimane joined Ahly in September after Swiss coach Rene Weiler couldn’t agree phrases for a renewal of a one-year contract.

Right here, AFP Sport rounds up soccer information from round Africa.

Egypt

Mosimane turned solely the third coach after Argentine Oscar Fullone and Egyptian Mahmoud el Gohary to steer two golf equipment to the CAF Champions League title.

Each Mosimane successes got here towards Zamalek, with Sundowns in 2016 and with Ahly this weekend as Mohamed ‘Afsha’ Magdy scored a spectacular winner 5 minutes from time behind closed doorways in Cairo.

Fullone gained back-to-back titles with ASEC Mimosas of the Ivory Coast and Raja Casablanca of Morocco in 1998 and 1999 and El Gohary masterminded the 1982 and 1993 victories of Ahly and Zamalek respectively.

Ghana

Former AshantiGold of Ghana captain and ahead Shafiu Mumuni has joined US Monastir of Tunisia on a two-year contract.

He’ll change compatriot Anthony Okpotu on the membership that lifted the Tunisian Cup for the primary time not too long ago by stunning four-time African champions Esperance.

The 25-year-old started his skilled profession with Wassaman United in 2011 and moved to AshantiGold one 12 months later.

Sudan

Cabten Bashir scored after solely 12 minutes to offer Al Amal Atbara of Sudan a 1-Zero house victory over KVZ of Zanzibar in a CAF Confederation Cup preliminary spherical first leg.

The Sudanese dominated the match in Omdurman solely to be let down by poor ending forward of the return match within the Indian Ocean island subsequent weekend.

Atbara and KVZ are each making second appearances within the African equal of the UEFA Europa League having beforehand suffered preliminary spherical losses.

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South Africa

New coach Ernst Middendorp watched from the stand as Maritzburg United misplaced 2-1 at house to SuperSport United and stay pointless after 5 straight South African Premiership defeats.

The 62-year-old German takes over the underside membership subsequent week after quitting Ethiopian membership Saint George only one month right into a three-year contract.

Middendorp succeeds Eric Tinkler, the previous South Africa midfielder who was fired after a disastrous begin to the season.

Tunisia

Debutants US Monastir scored in every half to defeat Fasil Kenema of Ethiopia 2-Zero within the first leg of a Confederation Cup preliminary spherical tie.

Ali al Omari netted after solely three minutes for the north Africans in Monastir and Fahmi Ben Ramadan doubled the lead 12 minutes into the second half.

Kenema, who’re making a second successive look within the competitors, impressed in the course of the first half and had been unfortunate to path at half-time.

Guinea

CI Kamsar of Guinea had been held 0-Zero at house by Renaissance of Chad in a Confederation Cup preliminary spherical first leg in Conakry.

The Guineans had been anticipated to construct an mixture lead as they search to emulate compatriots Horoya, who reached the semi-finals of the second-tier African membership competitors final season.

Renaissance host the return match in N’Djamena subsequent weekend hoping to realize a uncommon Chadian victory in a CAF membership competitors.

Morocco

Asante Kotoko of Ghana winger Augustine Okrah have signed a three-year contract with Confederation Cup title-holders Renaissance Berkane of Morocco.

The deal is reportedly value 140,000 euros ($165,000) and comes two months earlier than his contract with the Ghanaian membership expires and he would change into a free agent.

Berkane are primarily based within the citrus fruit-producing northeast of Morocco and are popularly generally known as the ‘Orange Boys’.

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