Former Pirates boss cruises to comfy CAFCL victory
Photograph: Josef Zinnbauer
Josef Zinnbauer’s JS Kabylie secured a snug 3-0 win over Tunisian outfit US Monastir within the first leg of the CAF Champions League second preliminary spherical on Friday.
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The Algerian giants have one foot into the group phases of Africa’s elite membership competitors as they return house with a three-goal cushion on away objectives.
Notably, that is the Canaries’ first participation within the Champions League for the reason that 2021/22 marketing campaign after a runners-up end within the Algerian Ligue 1 final season.
The previous Orlando Pirates mentor, Zinnbauer, has been tasked with profitable the league and the coveted Champions League title, with Kabylie’s final trophy relationship again to the 2020/21 season.
In the meantime, previous to the defeat, Monastir had solely misplaced two of their final 29 matches throughout all competitions and have been unbeaten of their final 11 outings.
Furthermore, that is solely the second time the Tunisian Ligue 1 facet concede three objectives in a CAF inter-club match – the primary was in opposition to Egyptian heavyweights Al Ahly in 2022.