Singida Black Stars and Azam FC have qualified for the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup. Singida eliminated Tusker FC (1-1 on the night, 2-1 on aggregate), while Azam beat Egypt’s ZED (1-0, 2-1 on aggregate). The draw is scheduled for 28 October in Cairo.
Tanzania will be represented by two clubs in the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup. At the Azam Complex in Chamazi, Singida Black Stars drew 1-1 with Tusker FC and confirmed their qualification 2-1 over the two legs, following their 1-0 win in the first leg in Nairobi. Azam FC qualified by beating Egypt’s ZED 1-0, 2-1 on aggregate.
Jonathan Sowah, Singida Black Stars’ scorer, opened the scoring in the 67th minute, before Victor Mbaoma, the Tusker FC striker, equalised in the 81st, according to africatopsports.com. For Azam, Iddy Nado scored in the 66th minute, under the guidance of Florent Ibenge, the Azam FC coach.
Tusker FC: Julien Mette’s disappointment
Tusker had already lost 1-0 at home in Nairobi in the first leg. Their coach, Julien Mette, says his team are very sad and disappointed, but declares himself proud of his players and believes they have no regrets about the way they played this match.
Mette also claims that if his team had played the first leg with the same intensity and the same energy, they would have won by two or three goals. Tusker, who had never reached the group stage, are a young team: he hopes his players will learn a lesson from it and come back stronger next year.
The other results
Kitara FC, a Ugandan club, were eliminated 6-1 on aggregate by Al Ahly in Cairo, despite a 4-0 defeat on the night, according to africatopsports.com. Welwalo Adigrat (Ethiopia) were eliminated 8-1 on aggregate by Al Ahli Tripoli. Rayon Sports (Rwanda), who drew 2-2 away to the Black Bulls, are also out.
Cairo, the next stop
The draw for the group stage of the 2026/27 CAF Confederation Cup is scheduled for 28 October in Cairo. The competition will bring together 16 clubs divided into four groups of four, with the group stage starting in November 2026. The top two in each group will book their place in the quarter-finals.
The two Tanzanian qualifiers are on the list of clubs already assured of playing in the groups, according to kawowo.com: Al Ahly, Al Ahly Tripoli, AS FAR, AS Maniema Union, AS Real Bamako, ASKO de Kara, Azam, Black Bulls, CS Sfaxien, Durban City, Primeiro de Agosto, Raja, Red Arrows, Singida and USM Alger. One sixteenth place remains to be decided between CR Belouizdad, AS Douanes and Hafia.