Kenyan international Joash Onyango featured for 90 minutes as his Tanzanian club, Simba picked a 1-0 win over Uganda’s Vipers in a CAF Champions League match staged at the St. Mary’s Kitende Stadium on Saturday evening.Heading to the match, both teams were winless in group C. Vipers had lost to Radja Casablanca and drew with Horoya while Simba had lost to both teams and were rooted at the bottom of the group without a single point.##NAJAVA_MECA_7049895##20 minutes into the game, defender Henock Inonga scored what eventually proved to be the all-important after pouncing on an uncontested ball inside the Vipers’ goal area. Vipers were dealt a major blow just before the interval when captain Milton Karisa was forced off with an injury, Ibrahim Orit took his place.The second half was largely a Vipers affair but they lacked the cutting edge and it is no surprise that the team has not scored any goal since December 2022. They had much of the ball but could not cause the visitors many problems. Simba were a threat on the break. In the end the visitors walked away with three precious points.#TotalCafCL – GROUP B HT: @VipersSC 🇺🇬 0-1 @SimbaSC_EN 🇹🇿GOAL: Henock Inonga 20’1st ever club match under floodlights in Uganda has Vipers trail despite good chances to @Lumala12Abdu, @KarisaMilton & @YunusSentamu12. Vipers yet to score in 2023 (495 minutes all comps). pic.twitter.com/vImTase2sc— Darren Allan Kyeyune (@AllanDarren) February 25, 2023 In a Group A match played at the Alphonse Massamba-Debat Stadium in Brazzaville Congo, AS Vita picked an important 1-0 win over Algerian giants, Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie.Vita badly needed a win after losing their opening match to Petro du Luanda. Kabylie on the other hand had picked a win over Wydad AC and registered a barren draw against Petro. The match was settled by a Lema Mabidi 65th-minute goal.Zamalek struggles persistIn Group D, ES Tunis condemned Zamalek to a 2-0 defeat in Tunis. Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda opened the scoring in the 35th minute before Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane finished the job in stoppage time.The defeat was the Egyptian side’s second in three CAF CL Group matches. Tunis on the other hand have won all their three group matches and top the group with nine points.NSL: Gogo back Kibra Derby bragging rights as Shabana fire blanks
