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Suwaihli stun Espérance as North African clubs slip in Champions League first legs
October 18, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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KOKooora
بالفيديو: ليلة أفريقية حزينة للمغرب وتونس والجزائر
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
دوري أبطال أفريقيا.. السويحلي يباغت الترجي وخسارة المريخ والمولودية
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YKYalla Kora
السويحلي يسقط الترجي وتعادل صنداونز.. نتائج ذهاب دور الـ32 من دوري أبطال أفريقيا
(opens the publisher’s site)Round-of-32 first-leg ties in the African Champions League opened with a Libyan upset over Espérance de Tunis and losses for Algerian and Tunisian sides on Sunday, while Morocco's Al-Maghrib Al-Fassi drew at home.
- Al-Suwaihli beat Espérance de Tunis 1-0 at home, Ayoub Ayad converting a 64th-minute penalty.
- Al-Hilal defeated Sidama Buna 2-0 in Ethiopia, benefiting from an own goal and a Mohamed Abdelrahman stoppage-time strike.
- Mouloudia Algiers lost 2-0 to Enugu Rangers, playing the closing stages with 10 men after Oussama Ben Hawa was sent off.
- Al-Maghrib Al-Fassi drew 1-1 with ASEC Mimosas, while Al-Merrikh fell 1-0 to Horoya de Conakry.