Saturday

Confederation Cup

Selected first leg results

Vita Club Mokanda 0-0 Police FCAthletico Olympic 0 - 2 MounanaHarare City 1 - 2 Zanaco FCSports Club Villa 4 - 0 JKU FCBidvest Wits 0 - 3 Azam

After playing out a goalless draw in this year’s CAF Confederation Cup first qualification round first leg against Vita Club Mokanda, Police FC captain Innocent Habyarimana is confident to secure a win in the second leg to be played on Saturday at Kigali Regional Stadium.

Coach Andre Cassa Mbungo’s Peace Cup winners will go into the second leg as favourites to advance to the next round at the expense of the Congo-Brazzaville side.

"It was a tough game but we managed to keep a clean sheet away from home. We didn’t concede a goal which is very important for us, that was our first target, and now we will return home to continue our preparations for the second leg. I am confident we will win at home,” Habyarimana said.

Should Police manage to eliminate the Congolese side, next they will play against the winner between Angola’s Sagrada Esperança and Mozambique’s Liga Desportiva de Maputo in the second round.

Sagrada Esperança won 1-0 in the first leg on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Jean Baptiste Mugiraneza’s Azam FC of Tanzania thrashed Bidvest Wits in South Africa 3-0, although the Rwandan international midfielder did not play due to injury.

Salum Abubakary, Shomari Kapombe and John Bocco scored for the CECAFA Kagame Cup reigning champions, who now have one foot firmly in the next round.

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