Results of the first preliminary round matches of the African Confederation Cup

Tunisia's CS Sfaxien lost 1-0 to its Nigerian host Shooting Stars in the first leg of the first preliminary round of the African Confederation Cup, on Saturday.

The only goal of the match came in the 25th minute from Lucky Emmanuel, after the hosts imposed their advantage from the first minutes and posed a constant threat to the Tunisian team's goal.

Sfaxien tried to remedy the situation in the second half, and pressed in search of the equalizer, but the Shooting Stars defense withstood their attempts, and the match ended with the victory of the Nigerian team.

The match was held at the MK Abiola Stadium in the city of Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, and not in the city of Ibadan, where Shooting Stars belongs, as its usual stadium, “Lekan Salami”, did not meet the “CAF” standards.

With this result, the Tunisian team finds itself required to win by at least two goals in the return match, which will be held at home next week. To ensure qualification for the second preliminary round of the competition.

Al-Ahly Tripoli of Libya scored 3 goals in the first half, winning 3-0 over its host, Kemkam, representing Zanzibar, on Saturday, in the first leg of the first preliminary round of the African Confederation Cup.

Hamad Al-Houni opened the scoring in the 20th minute, before newcomer Feston Miley added the second goal just two minutes later.

Algerian Hussein Al-Dahiri completed the hat-trick for the Libyan team in the 27th minute, allowing the team of Egyptian coach Hossam El-Badry to decide the match early.

The match was held at Aman Stadium in Zanzibar, while the return match will be held on September 12 at Tripoli International Stadium in the presence of fans.

At the same time, the Red Arrows of Zambia won 2-0 over their guest, Rouge, from Madagascar, while Primero de Agosto of Angola defeated their host, Green Mamba, representing Eswatini, with the same score, and the Black Bulls of Mozambique beat Atomic Njomi, who came from the Comoros, 1-0.