TP Mazembe secured their ticket to the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup after beating Egypt's Pyramids FC 2-0 in Lubumbashi on Saturday afternoon in the return tie of their quarter final duel.
Mazembe went through with a 2-0 aggregate score with the first leg in Cairo last weekend
Egyptian club Al Masry overcame having two players sent off to snatch a dramatic 2-1 CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final first leg victory over Moroccan visitors Renaissance Berkane on Monday.
“That is false news, three months ago I was the coach of Al Merrikh so I know them well and their strategies and I can assure Simba fans that is a lie and keeper Aishi [Manula] will remain at Simba beyond his contract,” Da Rosa said as quoted by
“At the moment he is at a good level and every team will need to have a goalkeeper like him but since Simba is a great team, then he will continue to be here.”
Manula has had a good run in the Champions League and he just conceded his first goal in five matches against AS Vita which was scored by Zemanga Soze at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium on Saturday.
Goal on Sunday. Getting in the latter stages of the competition guarantees you a chance to play against the best teams in the continent. As a player, I have an opportunity to play against the best players as well. We are happy to have secured our place in the last eight, but we know we have a job to finish when we will play the defending champions Al Ahly.
The 28-year-old has further explained why he is hurt by the goal conceded against the Congolese side despite a healthy win. Our target as defenders was to ensure we finish the group stage with a clean sheet, Onyango revealed.