Friday
APR FC beat 3-0 Les Aigles du Congo (Agg 3-1)
APR FC beat DR Congo's Les Aigles du Congo 3-0 at Amahoro Stadium on Friday, overturning a 1-0 first-leg deficit to advance to the ultimate qualifying spherical of the CAF Champions League.
The Rwandan champions got here into the return leg trailing after a 1-0 defeat in Lubumbashi, however delivered an impressed efficiency in entrance of their house supporters to remove the Congolese aspect and hold their continental ambitions alive.
APR dominated a lot of the competition and took the lead within the thirty second minute via Djibril Ouattara.
The striker capitalised on stress utilized to the guests' protection earlier than calmly discovering the again of the web to degree the mixture rating at 1-1.
The hosts continued to push after the break and doubled their benefit within the 54th minute when Christian Ishimwe curled an outstanding free-kick previous the goalkeeper to place APR forward within the tie for the primary time.
With Les Aigles pressured to chase the sport, APR remained harmful going ahead and sealed qualification within the 74th minute.
Ouattara accomplished his brace with a well-taken end to make it 3-0 on the night time and 3-1 on mixture.
The victory marked a exceptional turnaround for the Rwanda Defence Power membership, who had confronted an uphill job after shedding the primary leg 1-0 within the Democratic Republic of Congo.
APR FC will now face the winner of the tie between Egyptian giants Zamalek SC and AS Port of Djibouti within the closing qualifying spherical for a spot within the CAF Champions League group stage.
Zamalek maintain the benefit after claiming a 2-1 away victory within the first leg, with the return match scheduled for Saturday in Cairo.
