Overview

• Saint-Éloi Lupopo defeated Orlando Pirates 3–0 in Lubumbashi on Sunday in the CAF Champions League second-round first leg.
• Ramos Kashala Wanet opened the scoring in the 5th minute, Dramane Kambou made it 2–0 on 70 minutes, and Jean Benoît Tukumbane added a late third.
• The Soweto club now needs a 4–0 home victory next weekend to overturn the deficit and qualify for the group phase.
• Coach Abdeslam Ouaddou brought back captain Nkosinathi Sibisi for Lebone Seema and started Sipho Mbule for the injured Relebohile Mofokeng and Kamogelo Sebelebele for Oswin Appollis.
• Deon Hotto had a potential away goal ruled out for a foul in the 86th minute, preserving Lupopo’s three-goal cushion.