Football: African club competitions draw-Seychelles teams get IO opponents |06 December 2007
After achieving a League and Cup double this year – exactly 10 years after their first double
St Michel will play away during the weekend of February 15-17, 2008 and the return match will be played at Stad Linite a fortnight later (between February 29 and March 1-2, 2008).
St Michel’s coach Ralph ‘Tiapout’ Jean-Louis said that “the draw is a good one. It’s best to play away first so that you get to study your opponents. Then we can make the difference in the return leg match at home. We will start preparing for the 2008 season on January 7 and I firmly believe we can go past the first hurdle this time.”
St Michel’s first meeting against a Reunionnais opponent was against AS Marsouins in the Caf Champions League in 2001. After eliminating Madagascar’s AS Fortior 3-1 (0-0 in Madagascar and 3-1 at Stad Linite) in the preliminary round, St Michel won the first round tie against AS Marsouins on the away goals rule after the score was tied 4-4.
Malagasy Clovis and Kenyan James Omondy scored a goal each in the 2-3 away loss. In the return leg, Omondy again netted a goal and Philip Zialor added another in a 2-1 win as St Michel set up a second round match-up against the mighty Al-Ahly, losing 0-6 (0-5 in Cairo and 0-1 at Stad Linite).
Anse Réunion get Petite Rivière Noire in Confederation Cup
Drawn against Petite Rivière Noire of Mauritius in the first round of the Confederation Cup, Anse Réunion will be making their third participation in any African club competitions.
La Digue-based Anse Réunion will host Petite Rivière Noire in the first leg encounter during the weekend of February 15-17, 2008 and will travel to Mauritius for the return match to be played between February 29 and March 1-2, 2008.
In the event of Anse Réunion getting the nod against Petite Rivière Noire in the first round, they will meet Ajax Cape Town (South Africa) in the next round.
Speaking to Sports Nation in a telephone conversation, Anse Réunion’s team manager Michel Albert said “this is a good draw and I hope we will go through.”
The first time Anse Réunion competed at this level was in 2003 in the old African Cup Winners’ Cup and they were eliminated by Kenya Pipeline in the first round.
Anse Réunion progressed to the first round of the competition after walking over Masvingo of Zimbabwe in the preliminary round. They lost 8-9 on penalties to Kenya Pipeline in the first round after the score had remained tied at 3-3 after the two ties. Anse Réunion lost 1-2 away and won 2-1 at Stad Linite. Malagasy striker Amisy Voavy scored once in both ties and his compatriot Jocelyn Joaravean got the other goal in the home tie.
In the 2007 Caf Champions League, Anse Réunion bowed out after a 0-3 aggregate loss.
They held the Malagasies of AS Adema to a goalless away draw before going down 0-3 at Stad Linite in the return leg fixture.
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2008 African Champions League draw
First Round:
ASC SNIM (Mauritania) v Entente Setif (Algeria)
Sporting Bissau (Guinea Bissau) v Olympique Khouribga (Morocco)
Invincible XI (Liberia) v AS Kaloum (Guinea)
Renacimiento (Equatorial Guinea) v InterClube (Angola)
Royal Armed Forces (Morocco) v Sporting Praia (Cape Verde Islands)
Tonnerre FC (Benin) v Africa Sports (Ivory Coast)
APR FC (Rwanda) v Zamalek (Egypt)
AS Douanes (Senegal) v CF Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Costa do Sol (Mozambique) v Ajesaia (Madagascar)
Royal Leopards (Swaziland) v Dynamos (Zimbabwe)
Sahel SC (Niger) v AshantiGold (Ghana)
Daring Club Motema Pembe (DR Congo) v Gombe United (Nigeria)
Vital’O (Burundi) v Coton Sport (Cameroon)
FC105 Libreville (Gabon) v Hearts of Oak (Ghana)
Chad representative v TP Mazembe Englebert (DR Congo)
Stade Malien (Mali) v Primeiro Agosto (Angola)
ASC Saloum (Senegal) v Club Africain (Tunisia)
ASKO Kara (Togo) v Union Douala (Cameroon)
Simba SC (Tanzania) v Awassa City (Ethiopia)
Enyimba (Nigeria) v Diables Noirs (Congo)
Tusker FC (Kenya) v Al Tahrir (Eritrea)
US Tamponnaise (Reunion) v St Michel United (Seychelles)
Platinum Stars (South Africa) v Lesotho Correction Services (Lesotho)
Curepipe Starlight (Mauritius) v Coin Nord Mitsamiouli (Comoros Islands)
Miembeni SC (Zanzibar) v Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Uganda Revenue Authority (Uganda) v Zesco United (Zambia)
Teams mentioned first play at home in the first leg on the weekend of February 15-17.
The return legs will be played on the weekend of February 29, March 1-2.
Second Round:
Sporting Bissau or Olympique Khouribga v ASC SNIM or Entente Setif
ASEC Abidjan (Ivory Coast) v Invincible XI or AS Kaloum
Royal Armed Forces or Sporting Praia v Renacimiento or InterClube
APR FC or Zamalek v Tonnerre FC or Africa Sports
Etoile Sahel (Tunisia) v AS Douanes or CF Ouagadougou
Royal Leopards or Dynamos v Costa do Sol or Ajesaia
JS Kabylie (Algeria) v Sahel SC or AshantiGold
Vital’O or Coton Sport v Daring Club Motema Pembe or Gombe United
Chad representative or TP Mazembe Englebert v FC105 Libreville or Hearts of Oak
Al Ittihad (Libya) v Stade Malien or Primeiro Agosto
ASKO Kara or Union Douala v ASC Saloum or Club Africain
Enyimba or Diables Noirs v Simba SC or Awassa City
Al Ahli (Egypt) v Tusker FC or Al Tahrir
Platinum Stars or Lesotho Correction Services v US Tamponnaise or St Michel United
Miembeni SC or Mamelodi Sundowns v Curepipe Starlight or Coin Nord Mitsamiouli
Al Hilal (Sudan) v Uganda Revenue Authority or Zesco United
Teams mentioned first play at home in the first leg on the weekend of March 21-23.
The return legs will be played on the weekend of April 4-6.
Winners advance to the third round in April and May.
2008 Caf Confederation Cup draw
First round:
US Masseda (Togo) v Université Nationale Bénin (Benin)
Black Stars (Liberia) v Satellite FC (Guinea)
Mangasport (Gabon) v AS FNIS (Niger)
Ports Authority (Gambia) v Entente Bingerville (Ivory Coast)
Maniema Union (DR Congo) v Akonangui (Equatorial Guinea)
Express (Uganda) v Inter Stars (Burundi)
Chad representative v Al Akhdar (Libya)
Highlanders (Zimbabwe) v Ferroviario Nampula (Mozambique)
Chipukizi (Zanzibar) v Green Buffaloes (Zambia)
Harar Beer (Ethiopia) v Rayon Sports (Rwanda)
Anse Reunion (Seychelles) v Petit Riviere Noire (Mauritius)
JS Talangai (Congo) v Mount Cameroon FC (Cameroon)
Teams mentioned first play at home in the first leg on the weekend of February 15-17.
The return legs will be played on the weekend of February 29, March 1-2.
Second round:
Issia Wazi (Ivory Coast) v US Masseda or Université Nationale Bénin
Rachad Bernoussi (Morocco) v Esperance (Tunisia)
Djoliba (Mali) v Black Stars or Satellite FC
Petro Atletico (Angola) v Mangasport or AS FNIS
Linguere (Senegal) v Ports Authority or Entente Bingerville
CS Sfaxien (Tunisia) v JSM Bejaia (Algeria)
Astres Douala (Cameroon) v Maniema Union or Akonangui
AS V Club (DR Congo) v Express or Inter Stars
Young Africans (Tanzania) v Chad representative or Al Akhdar
Mouloudia Algeria (Algeria) v Haras El Hodoud (Egypt)
Chipukizi or Green Buffaloes v Highlanders or Ferroviario Nampula
Al Merreikh (Sudan) v Harar Beer or Rayon Sports
Ajax Cape Town (South Africa) v Anse Reunion or Petit Riviere Noire
Primerio Maio (Angola) v JS Talangai or Mount Cameroon FC
Casa Sports (Senegal) v Dolphin FC (Nigeria)
Wikki Tourist (Nigeria) v Asante Kotoko (Ghana)
Teams mentioned first play at home in the first leg on the weekend of March 21-23.
The return legs will be played on the weekend of April 4-6.
Winners advance to the third round in April and May.