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Jaaraf, CS Sfaxien book quarter final tickets
Senegalese side Jaaraf and Tunisiaâs CS Sfaxien booked a spot in the quarter finals of the Total CAF Confederation Cup after assuring a top two finish in Group C with one round of matches left.
Jaaraf stunned 10-man Etoile du Sahel by a solitary goal to progress to the knockout phase for the first time in their history while Sfaxien won 2-0 away to Burkina Fasoâs Salitas.
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CAF Cup: Coulibaly brace decides north African showdown Johannesburg (AFP) – Ivorian Souleymane Coulibaly starred as Etoile Sahel of Tunisia edged Al Mokawloon Al Arab of Egypt in the major CAF Confederation Cup last 32 attraction.
Etoile won the second leg, and the tie, 2-1 with Coulibaly breaking the deadlock, then converting a late penalty after Seifeddine Jaziri had equalised.
A west African showdown produced a shock with Jaraaf of Senegal overcoming San Pedro of the Ivory Coast 2-1 in Abidjan to squeeze though on away goals.
Here, AFP Sport presents five talking points from the final qualifiers in the African equivalent of the UEFA Europa League.