USM Alger of Algeria on Sunday easily thrashed Tanzania league defending champions Young Africans 4-0 as the group phase kicked off.
It was the biggest of six home matchday one victories in the African equivalent of the UEFA Europa League with the other two matches drawn.
The other three top seeds had mixed results with Enyimba of Nigeria winning at home and V Club of the Democratic Republic of Congo drawing and Al Hilal of Sudan losing on the road.
USM ‘s 4-0 scorline in Algiers was a shocker considering the vast international experience of the Dar es Salaam outfit.
Oussama Darfalou raised his CAF goal tally this season to five by scoring after only four minutes and Farouk Chafai added a second before half-time.
Abderrahmane Meziane ended the match as a contest with a third goal on 54 minutes and goalkeeper Mohamed Zemmamouche converted a stoppage-time penalty to complete the rout.
The results mean USM Alger top the group with 3 points with a date on 16th May against second placed Gor Mahia in Nairobi expected to be a cracker
Yanga on the other hand will welcome Rayon Sports in Dar es salaam the same day
