Simba Stars (0) 0 FC PLATINUM’S hopes of progressing to the lucrative group stages of the CAF Champions League remain intact after midfielder Perfect Chikwende gave the Zimbabwe champions a slender 1-0 lead in the first leg of the tournament qualifiers against Tanzanian giants Simba Stars at the National Sports Stadium on Wednesday. Chikwende fired home the only goal of the match with a clinical strike from inside the box after a mazy run in midfield to hand Norman Mapeza’s charges the advantage ahead of the second leg encounter in Tanzania on January 6. The Zvishavane side went into the match as underdogs as they faced a Tanzanian side which boasts of a richer history in Africa’s biggest inter-club competition.