Gor Mahia on the verge of creating the history of the CAF Cup



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Gor Mahia is set to become the first Kenyan club to reach the quarter-finals of the CAF Confederations Cup after a 3-2 win over Young Africans in Tanzania this weekend.


Group D leaders need two points. matches to clinch an eighth place in the African equivalent of the UEFA Europa League.

Gor, host of the Rayon Sports Club of Rwanda in Nairobi, August 19, completes his mini-league scheduled 10 days later in the second place of USM Alger of Algeria

Gor is the only Kenyan club to have raised a CAF. trophy, winner of the Cup of Champions of the Africa Cup 31 years ago.

AFP Sport examines the four groups and predicts which clubs could reach the last eight of a competition won last year by TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Group A

The victories of the fourth day of Raja Casablanca in Morocco and V Club of the Democratic Republic of Congo have made them favorites to occupy the first two places of the final ranking.

Mahmoud Benhalib became the eighth goal The top scorer in the Confederations Cup thanks to a brace while Raja defeated ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast 4-0 in a shock. former champions of Africa.

Jean-Marc Makusu Mundele was another shooter 0 home win over third place Aduana Star s of Ghana

Group B

Al Masry leaders of Egypt and Berkane of Morocco's second-place renaissance are virtually certain to qualify, needing a win each to be sure.

The pacesetters met for the second time. 11 days with Masry who beat Berkane 1-0 in Port Said thanks to a goal Issa Islam shortly after halftime.

Sudan's experienced Al Hilal militants from Sudan and Mozambique's UD Songo rookies remained without a win after four 1-1 innings in the port city of the Beira Indian Ocean.

Group C

The toughest mini-league to predict with only three points separating Williamsville leaders from Ivory Coast from Mali's Djoliba bottom club

Williamsville has twice defeated the champions African Enyimba of Nigeria 2-0 in Abidjan with a ball-shaped head of Guy Serge Yameogo after a corner sealing a maximum of points.

CARA from Congo Brazzaville maintained a perfect home record in the competition by beating Djoliba 1-0 with a goal from Racine Louamba.

Group D

Gor completed a brace against the big East Africans despite a couple of goalkeeper screamers from Boniface Olouch, who offered two goals to the Tanzanians.

The goals of George Odhiambo, after 34 seconds of play, Rwandan Jacques Tuyisenge and Haroun Shakava propelled Gor to first place, ahead of USM Algiers on goals scored.

USM needed a goal from Mohamed Amine Hamia At home, Ray dominated Ismaila Diarra leading the first half

predictions of AFP

Group: Raja, Masry , Williamsville, USM

Second of the group: V Club, Berkane, CARA, Gor

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