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Real de Banjul hosts Setif in CAF Champions League

Mar 13, 2015, 10:22 AM | Article By: Lamin Darboe

Gambian champions Real de Banjul will clash with African champions Sportive De Setif of Algeria in the first leg tie of the 2015 CAF African champions’ league, tomorrow Saturday 14 March 2015 at the Brikama Box Bar mini stadium.

Tomorrow’s meeting will be the first meeting of Real and Sportive De Setif in the premier tier football competition.

The Gambian champions beat Liberian champions Barak Young Controllers 2-1 on aggregate to advance to the first round, and will be aiming for a convincing win against the African champions to boost their chances of qualifying for the second round in the continent football club competition.

The Algerian side Sportive De Setif claimed the continent’s premier football clubs competition title, after beating Congolese side FC Vita in the finals.

The African champions will meet the Gambian champions for the second leg in Algiers in a fortnight’s time.