MAS secured their place in the Champions League group stage at the expense of ASEC Mimosas (2-1), thanks to MAS scorer Khalid Baba in the 97th minute. Berkane, AS FAR and Raja complete a Moroccan clean sweep.
Four Moroccan clubs, four tickets to the group stage of the CAF interclub competitions. At the end of the second preliminary round, Maghreb de Fès, RS Berkane, AS FAR and Raja Casablanca all confirmed their passage, reports Aujourd’hui le Maroc.
The tightest finish came in Abidjan. On Sunday, at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, MAS beat ASEC Mimosas 2-1, taking their aggregate score to 3-2. The Fassis opened the scoring in the 62nd minute, before Bakaré Kivin equalised for the Ivorians in the 73rd. In the end it was Khalid Baba, the MAS scorer, who snatched qualification in the 97th minute.
MAS back after fourteen years
The win marks Maghreb de Fès’s return to the Champions League group stage, 14 years after their last appearance.
Khalid Baba’s goal, scored in the 97th minute, handed the Fassis qualification against an Ivorian side that had fought back to level in the second half.
Berkane, AS FAR and Raja complete the list
RS Berkane, 2-0 winners in the first leg in Liberia, confirmed their ticket by beating Sierra Leone’s Star Sport Academy 1-0. The only goal of the match came from Youssef Mehri in the 53rd minute.
In the Confederation Cup, AS FAR beat CO Korhogo 2-1. AS FAR scorer Youssef El Fahli opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 6th minute. Diby Bérenger equalised for Korhogo in the 54th, before Anas Bach gave AS FAR victory in the 84th.
Raja Casablanca complete the list. Held to a 2-2 draw in the first leg in Nigeria, the club made the expected result count on Friday in Casablanca against El Kanemi Warri.
Cairo before the first battles
This Moroccan clean sweep comes after the elimination of every Ivorian club from the competition, stresses foot-africa.com, ASEC Mimosas included.
The four Moroccan representatives will learn their opponents at the group stage draw, scheduled for Wednesday 28 October in Cairo. The first matchday is set for 27 to 29 November.