Durban City have given South Africa a relatively good start in the CAF inter-club competition this weekend.
City beat AS Port Louis of Mauritius 3-1 in the first leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup (CAFCC) at Durban Moses Mabhida Stadium.
The Citizens, who are making their CAF debut, are now only one game away from reaching the group stage of the Confederation Cup.
After controlling the opening 15 minutes of the match it came as no surprise when the hosts took the lead in the 16th minute through midfielder Hashim Domingo.
The Citizens managed to increase their lead at the beginning of the second half through forward Gaston Sirino.
AS Port Louis scored an all-important away goal through substitute Johan Roussety in the 54th minute to make it 2-1.
The Citizens were awarded a penalty in injury time, and forward Tashreeq Morris made no mistake from the spot to make it 3-1.
𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋-𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 | 𝐂𝐀𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐔𝐏
Durban City FC 3⃣ – 1⃣ AS Port Louis
A strong performance from the Citizens as we take a two-goal advantage into the second leg
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