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Etoile and Mazembe seek consolation
- Updated: May 5, 2016
African club giants Etoile Sahel and TP Mazembe launch their 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 African 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.
Reigning African 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 Confederation of African Football 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 …
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