Holders Etoile reach Confed Cup semi-finals

Etoile du Sahel are the current Confederation Cup holders

Holders Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia triumphed at home and FUS Rabat of Morocco drew away to secure African Confederation Cup semi-finals places from Group B.

Etoile defeated Kawkab Marrakech of Morocco 3-1 in Sousse to continue the defence of their title.

Trailing Kawkab by five points after two Group B games, Etoile then won three consecutive fixtures to take an unassailable four-point lead over the Moroccans.

Iheb Msakni scored either side of a Hamza Lahmar goal to give Etoile a three-goal advantage just after half-time before Ahmed Chagou pulled one back.

Group AGroup BYoung Africans v Mouloudia Bejaia (Sat); Medeama v TP Mazembe (Sun)Etoile du Sahel 3-1 Kawkab Marrakech (Fri); Al Ahli Tripoli 1-1 FUS Rabat (Fri)

FUS Rabat booked their semi-final place in Africa’s second-tier club competition with a 1-1 draw against Al Ahly Tripoli of Libya in a game switched to Tunis for security reasons.

Gambian Youssoupha Njie gave the Rabat outfit a second-half …

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