Pyramids FC and Zamalek won their CAF Champions League second preliminary round first-leg matches on Friday. The winners of both ties will advance to the group stage, which is scheduled to begin at the end of November.
Pyramids take a 1-0 win
Pyramids beat El Merreikh Bentiu 1-0 in the first leg of their second preliminary round tie. Saber scored the only goal in the 32nd minute.
Suspension and return leg
Pyramids finished with 10 men after Mahmoud Marei was sent off in the 89th minute for a second yellow card. Mahmoud Marei will miss the return leg alongside Iyad Al-Asqalani, who was cautioned twice during Pyramids’ first preliminary round fixtures against Kenya’s Gor Mahia. Pyramids will host the return leg at the Air Defence Stadium in Cairo on October 24.
Zamalek win in Kigali
Zamalek beat APR FC 1-0 in Kigali in the first leg of their second preliminary round tie. APR FC and Zamalek played at Amahoro Stadium, where Nasser Mansi scored in the 90th minute after coming on as a substitute.