CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup: Berkane qualify alongside record-setting Espérance, while Côte d’Ivoire lose their first club

RS Berkane reached the CAF Champions League group stage by beating Star Sport Academy 1-0 in the second leg, after a 2-0 away win; Youssef Mehri scored in the 53rd minute. Espérance de Tunis eliminated Swehly on penalties, winning the shootout 3-1 after Imad Faraj’s goal secured a 1-0 second-leg victory, and set a record with its 24th qualification for the group stage. In the CAF Confederation Cup, AFAD Plateau lost 1-0 to CS Sfaxien and were eliminated despite drawing the first leg 1-1 in Abidjan. Iyed Belwafi scored the decisive goal in the seventh minute.