Congolese giants TP Mazembe beat Cameroon’s Cotonsport 1-0 in Lubumbashi on Sunday to move top of Group C in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup after three rounds of matches.
Glody Likonza scored the lone goal of the match late on with four minutes of regulation time to play as Mazembe soared to six points after two wins and a loss.
They bounced back to winning ways after suffering defeat away to Egyptian side Al Masry in their last match last weekend.
Coming in to Sunday’s match day three duel, the Congolese side had been under pressure to ensure they pick points at home to keep their hunt for a quarter final place alive.
They were dominant from the start and pinned the Cameroonian opponents into their own half. Mazembe came close after 13 minutes but Jephte Kitambala saw his well struck effort miss the target by a whisker.
A minute on the turn, the visitors had a chance but Brawdon Eno saw his shot deflected for a corner.
Mazembe raised the tempo in the second half and were pushed on by the home crowd which got behind their every effort. They had a chance in the 32nd minute, Kitambala once again coming close but his shot was saved by the keeper.
They kept hunting in the Cotonsport half and finally they were rewarded in the 86th minute when Likonza finished off a beautiful team play to hand his side the lead.
They managed to hold on to the slim advantage till the final whistle to ensure the points remained at home.
Source: CAF
Discussion about this post