Champions Al Ahly crash out
(BBC)A goal from Mohamed Barakat was not enough for Al Ahly Al Ahly have crashed out of the African Champions League after being beaten on the away goals rule by Nigeria''s Kano Pillars.
The third round second leg game in Cairo ended 2-2 to make it 3-3 on aggregate with Pillars advancing thanks to the goals they scored in Egypt.
Pillars took a two goal lead as they found the target twice in the first 15 minutes of the second half.
Angolan striker Flavio then pulled a goal back for the defending champions with 15 minutes left in the game.
Mohamed Barakat gave the Ahly fans some hope with an equaliser in the 86th minute but it proved too little too late and Kano Pillars qualify for the group stages.
A 2-1 win at home for Zambia''s Zesco United over Mali''s Djoliba put them through to the group stages of the African Champions League.
That was also the aggregate score after the two sides drew 0-0 in the first leg in Mali two weeks ago.
The result in Ndola means that Zesco are the first ever Zambian club into the group phase of the Champions League.
Djoliba opened the scoring just before half-time through Janvier Abouta.
Lottie Phiri equalised for the hosts in the 66th minute and the win was completed 10 minutes later as Enock Sakala found the target.
Last year''s runners-up Coton Sport have crashed out after being held to a 1-1 draw in Cameroon by Heartland of Nigeria.
Heartland go through 3-2 on aggregate.
Tunisia''s Etoile du Sahel are also through after beating visitors Libya''s Al Ahly Tripoli 2-0 and that was the same score on aggregate.
Ghanaian striker Sadat Bukari opened the scoring in Sousse for the 2007 winners after 17 minutes and defender Ammar Jemal also found the net just before the break.
Big-spending Al Merreikh of Sudan are into the group phase for the first time with a 2-1 aggregate win over KCC from Uganda.
Merreikh advance despite being held to a 1-1 draw at home in Omdurman on Saturday.
Nigerian Endurance Idahor, who scored the winner in Kampala in the first leg, was once again the hero for the Sudanese side scoring with a second-half header.
Former champions TP Mazembe managed a 0-0 draw in Morocco against Al Ittihad Khemisset, the DR Congo side win the tie 1-0 on aggregate.
The losers from the third round will now play in the Confederation Cup and will be battling for a place in the group phase of that tournament instead.
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