Mazembe aim for Confed cup consolation

TP Mazembe are aiming to reach the group stage of Confederation Cup

African champions TP Mazembe of DR Congo take a 1-0 lead to face Stade Gabesien in Tunisia on Tuesday as they seek to avoid elimination from the Confederation Cup.

Mazembe dropped into the second-tier continental club tournament after losing in the final qualifying round of the Champions League by Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca.

Gabesien only qualified because Tunisian Cup winners Etoile du Sahel secured a Champions League slot.

Despite it being Gabesien’s first outing in African club competition Mazembe, the five-time African champions, struggled to convert their chances at home.

They eventually scored four minutes into injury time at the end of the first leg through DR Congo’s Jonathan Bolingi.

France-born Mazembe coach Hubert Velud believes his mix of Congolese, Ghanaian, Ivorian, Malian, Tanzanian and Zambian stars can survive in Tunisia.

Confederation Cup second legs:Tuesday: Wednesday: Stade Gabesien (0-1) TP MazembeSagrada Esperanca (0-2) Young AfricansEsperance (0-0) Mouloudia Bejaia Mounana (0-2) Etoile du SahelMedeama (1-3) Mamelodi Sundowns Misr Elmaqasah (0-0) Al Ahly …

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