Mazembe, Etoile du Sahel reach Champions League group stage

Mahmoud Elassal, Saturday 12 May 2012

Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia and DR Congo's Mazembe reach the group stage of the CAF Champions League on Saturday

TP Mazembe

TP Mazembe have booked a place in the CAF Champions League group stage following a 1-1 draw at Al Merreikh of Sudan on Saturday.

The 2009 and 2010 Champions League winners went through with a 3-1 aggregate win, having defeated Al Merreikh 2-0 in the first leg.

Mazembe opened the scoring on the hour mark before Merreikh scored a consolation goal through Nigerian striker Kelechi Osunwa in the 70thminute.

Elsewhere, Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel went through despite their 1-0 loss to Ivory Coast's AF Amadou Diallo courtesy to their 4-1 home win two weeks ago.

A 61stminute goal by AF Amadou Diallo striker Gonna gave the Ivorian side the lead but they could not build on it.

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