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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | African club football newcomers Deportivo Niefang of Equatorial Guinea, Energie of Benin and La Mancha of Congo Brazzaville reached the CAF Confederation Cup last-32 stage on Tuesday.
The progress of Energie was the most dramatic as they scored deep in stoppage time to hold one-time continental giants Hafia 1-1 in Guinea and win 2-1 on aggregate.
La Mancha scored the only goal of the preliminary round second leg and the tie to eliminate AS Tanda of the Ivory Coast in Atlantic port city Pointe-Noire.
CAF Confederation Cup | Results:
La Mancha?? 1-0 ??AS Tanda (Agg. 1-0)
Deportivo Niefang?? 1-0 ??New Stars (2-2)
Belouizdad?? 2-0 ??Onze Créateurs (3-1)
Hafia?? 1-1 ??Energie (1-2)
Cape Town City?? 1-0 ??Young Buffaloes (2-0)
2/2#CAFCC pic.twitter.com/O7afe1kVCZ— AfricaFootballDaily (@AFD_English) February 20, 2018
Niefang also won 1-0, giving them victory over New Stars of Cameroon on away goals after trailing 2-1 from the first leg this month.
Al Masry of Egypt, APR of Rwanda, Belouizdad of Algeria, Cape Town City of South Africa, Petro Luanda of Angola, Port Louis of Mauritius and Simba of Tanzania were other overall winners.
A further 10 second legs are scheduled for Wednesday ahead of the round of 32 during March when giants like Moroccan side Raja Casablanca and Zamalek of Egypt enter the competition.
Hafia, who were African champions three times and runners-up twice during the 1970s, wiped out the first-leg deficit against Energie after only 11 minutes through Aboubacar Camara.
[?#URGENT] ? Tour préliminaire de la Coupe de la Confédération CAF
FIN DU MATCH !!!
⚽ Deportivo Niefang ?? 1⃣-0⃣ ?? New Stars de Douala
New Stars de Douala éliminé ! pic.twitter.com/kPOZjivY7s
— +DEFOOT (@pdefooot) February 20, 2018
But with the return match in Conakry seemingly destined for a penalty shootout, Jean Marie Sanni Guera levelled eight minutes into additional time.
The next opponents of Energie will be Enyimba of Nigeria, one of the 10 most successful clubs in CAF competitions with two Champions League and two Super Cup titles.
