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Etoile, Esperance and Mazembe eye quarters

By AFP | 7yrs ago
Gor Mahia FC's Jacques Tuyisenge (left) and Anice Badri of Esperance during first round match of the CAF Champions league on March 7, 2018 at Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos County. The match ended in a barren draw. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Etoile Sahel and Esperance of Tunisia and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo could secure CAF Champions League quarter-finals places this weekend with two games to spare.

A home win for 2007 champions Etoile over Mbabane Swallows of eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) will guarantee entry into the knockout phase of the elite African club competition today and tomorrow.

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