{"id":14359,"date":"2025-09-29T09:40:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=14359"},"modified":"2025-09-29T09:40:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:40:57","slug":"caf-champions-league-mc-alger-defeats-liberias-fassel-3-0-to-advance-to-second-qualifying-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=14359","title":{"rendered":"CAF Champions League: MC Alger Defeats Liberia\u2019s Fassel 3\u20130 to Advance to Second Qualifying Round"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Algiers, September 27, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Algeria\u2019s <strong>MC Alger<\/strong> secured qualification to the second preliminary round of the <strong>CAF Champions League<\/strong> after a convincing <strong>3\u20130 home victory<\/strong> over Liberia\u2019s Fassel FC on Saturday evening at the <em>Ali Ammar \u201cAli La Pointe\u201d Stadium<\/em> in Douera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cDean\u201d wasted no time asserting its dominance. <strong>Ayoub Abdellaoui<\/strong> opened the scoring in the 19th minute, before <strong>Soufiane Bayazid<\/strong> doubled the lead just before halftime (45+1). Substitute <strong>Amine Messoussa<\/strong> sealed the win in stoppage time (90+1), confirming the club\u2019s progression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first leg held last week in Paynesville, MC Alger had managed to secure a valuable <strong>0\u20130 draw<\/strong>, leaving all to play for in the return leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this result, MC Alger advances to face the winner of the tie between <strong>Colombe du Dja et Lobo (Cameroon)<\/strong> and <strong>Jaraaf (Senegal)<\/strong> in the second preliminary round, scheduled for <strong>October 17\u201319 (first legs)<\/strong> and <strong>October 24\u201326 (second legs)<\/strong>. The first leg between the Cameroonian and Senegalese clubs ended goalless (0\u20130), with the decisive return match set for Sunday evening in Dakar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JS Kabylie Also in Action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Algeria\u2019s other representative in the competition, <strong>JS Kabylie<\/strong>, is set to host Ghana\u2019s <strong>Bibiani Gold Stars<\/strong> on Sunday night at the <em>Houcine A\u00eft Ahmed Stadium<\/em> in Tizi Ouzou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Canaries<\/em> carry a strong advantage into the return leg after securing a <strong>2\u20130 away victory in Accra<\/strong> last week, thanks to goals from <strong>Mehdi Mergham (20\u2019)<\/strong> and <strong>Sarr (70\u2019)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With such momentum, JS Kabylie is widely expected to progress to the next round, where they would meet <strong>US Monastir (Tunisia)<\/strong> or <strong>East End Lions (Sierra Leone)<\/strong>. The Tunisian side already holds a commanding lead after winning 4\u20130 away in the first leg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algiers, September 27, 2025 \u2013 Algeria\u2019s MC Alger secured qualification to the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League after a convincing 3\u20130 home victory over Liberia\u2019s Fassel FC on Saturday evening at the Ali Ammar \u201cAli La Pointe\u201d Stadium in Douera. The \u201cDean\u201d wasted no time asserting its dominance. 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