CAFCC: Yanga, Marumo gallants finish top as group action concludes

Tanzanian giants Yanga SC wrapped up their CAF Confederation Cup group stage action with a 1-0 win over TP Mazembe on Sunday to finish top of Group D with 13 points.Farid Mussa scored the all-important goal three minutes after the hour mark in a game where Mazembe had to finish with a man less after Alex Ngonga was sent off.Nevertheless, the goal was enough to see them finish ahead of Monastir who are also on 13 points but the Tanzanian side has a better goal difference, by just one goal.##NAJAVA_MECA_7142310##Marumo Gallants, home to Kenyan midfielder Sven Yidah, finished top of Group A ahead of Algerian side USM Alger who picked the other quarters spot with 12 points.For their final group match, Yidah watched proceedings from the bench as Gallants saw off FC Saint Eloi Lupopo.Lupopo is home to former Kariobangi Sharks striker Sydney Lokale who featured the entire first half in the match as they took the lead at halftime, only for Gallants to stage a comeback in the second period.In Group B, Ghana’s ASEC Mimosa and Nigeria’s Rivers United sailed through to the last eight as winners and runners up respectively.K’Ogalo boss shifts focus to Sofapaka clash after Mozzart Bet Cup heartacheMimosas topped the group with 13 points while the Nigeria side came second with 10 after losing to the former on Sunday.Morocco’s AS FAR Club picked a 2-1 win over Future Fc to go top of Group C ahead of Egypt’s Pyramid.Although the two sides are level on points, 11, the Moroccan side had just a goal giving them the cutting edge on the goal difference.ResultsUSM Alger 4-1 Al AkhdarMarumo Gallants FC 3-2 FC Saint Eloi LupopoMimosas 1-0 Rivers UnitedDiables Noirs 0-0 DCMPPyramids 2-1 Future FCAsko 1-1 AS FARMazembe 0-1 Young AfricansMonastir 2-1 Real Bamako

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