The struggle between Sun Downs and Mazembe and the fate of Esperance and Wydad in the last round

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Saturday, March 2, 2024

Written by Hend Awad:

Today, Saturday, the African Champions League concludes the matches of the group stage of the tournament, as today witnesses the matches of the sixth and final round, for the following groups, the first, second and third, while the position of the fourth group was decided, with Al-Ahly and Young Africans of Tanzania qualifying.

The first group

The first group is witnessing a struggle for the lead, as the fate of the first-place team is decided today, and Sun Downs leads the group, with 10 points, but is tied with Mazembe, which comes in second place, with the same number of points and scoring and receiving goals, so the winner of today’s match between them qualifies for the The quarter-finals as the first group.

the second group

The second group includes ASEC Mimosa, Simba, Wydad, and Jwaneng Galaxy. Wydad’s position on qualifying will be decided today, as it needs to win against ASEC Mimosa, with Simba defeating or drawing with Jwaneng Galaxy, as the conflict is between Wydad and Simba, while Mimosa qualified and Jwaneng Galaxy bid farewell to the tournament. In the event that Wydad wins and Simba wins, or both draw, Wydad needs to score more goals than Simba, as Simba scored 3 goals and conceded one, while Wydad scored two goals and conceded 4 goals.

The third group

In the third group, Esperance can qualify as first in the group, in the event of a victory over Al Hilal and a defeat by Petro Atletico from Etoile, then the group standings will be as follows:

1. Esperance, 11 points

2. Petro Atletico, 9 points

3. Al Hilal, 5 points

4. Etoile du Sahel, 4 points

Esperance can be eliminated from the group stage if it loses to Al Hilal without scoring, with Al Hilal scoring more than two goals, and with Petro winning or defeating, then the group standings will be as follows:

1. Petro Atletico, 12 points

2. Al Hilal, 8 points

3. Esperance, 8 points

4. Etoile du Sahel, 4 points

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