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CAF Champions League Second Round 1st Leg
Young Africans SC 1-2 Township Rollers FC
(30 , Lemponye Tshireletso 11 Motsholetsi Sikele 83)
Gaint killers Botswana Premier league defending champions Township Rollers have put one foot into the CAF Champions league group stage after humiliating hosts Young Africans in a thrilling entertaining match played today evening at the National Stadium in Dar es salaam..
In a widely watched match to a capacity crowd ,the visitors took a shock lead after just eleven minutes courtesy of a Lemponye Tshireletso stunner sending one side of the crowd into disbelief
Yanga regrouped and piled pressure and their resilience paid off when Zambian import Obrey Chirwa equalized for a half time 1-1 draw
Buoyed by the jeering Simba fans at the 60,000 seater stadium ,the visitors who held most of the possession with free flowing football began the second half on a high reducing the hosts to their half .
Motsholetsi Sikele after a fine pass from Ugandan Ivan Ntege danced his way past two Yanga defenders to calmly put Rollers second to beyond reach of Yanga .
The victory coupled with two away goals makes it difficult for the George Lwandamina side who now sees a group stage qualification a pipe dream
Yanga eliminated Seychelles St Louis while Township Rollers shocked Sudanese giants Al Mereikh
The return leg will be played on 17th March at the National stsdium in Gaborone
More to follow
