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Reluctant Etoile, Mazembe in CAF play-offs
- Updated: May 5, 2016
African club giants Etoile Sahel and TP Mazembe launch their CAF Confederation Cup challenges this weekend at the play-offs stage of a competition they wanted to avoid.
Etoile of Tunisia and Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo began the 2016 season in the CAF Champions League, the most prestigious and richest club event on the African calendar.
But both failed to get past the final qualifying round with Etoile losing a penalty shoot-out against Enyimba of Nigeria after wiping out a three-goal first-leg deficit.
Defending champions Mazembe fell by two goals away to Wydad Casablanca and were held at home with the Moroccans equalising in stoppage time.
Etoile and Mazembe have won nine CAF titles each, achievements surpassed only by Al Ahly of Egypt with 18 triumphs.
The silver lining for Etoile is demotion to the Confederation Cup gives them a chance to win the competition twice in a row after beating Orlando Pirates of South Africa in the last final.
Brazilian striker Diogo Acosta has been in good form for the Red Devils …
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