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CAF CL: Abuya’s Young Africans on brink of elimination after defeat in Morocco
08th February, 2026 09:38 AM
Harambee Stars and Young Africans ace Duke Abuya is staring at elimination from the CAF Champions League group stages after suffering a late defeat to AS FAR on Saturday, February 7, 2026.
Pedro Gonclaves’ team was breached with five minutes left to play, sealing a bitter outcome on the continental stage.
Yanga had hoped for different tidings coming off a 1-1 draw against group leaders Al Ahly in Tanzania.
In Rabat, proceedings pointed to another tied outcome as the rivals battled for the elusive opening goal in the cagey encounter.
Al Ahly leading the group
The defeat leaves Yanga third in the group on five points, three behind AS, while Al Ahly leads proceedings in the group with nine points.
With one final round remaining, Yanga’s qualification chances appear slim and out of their hands —they would need to win their last match and hope AS FAR loses to potentially advance as one of the top two teams per group.
The reigning Tanzanian league champions will face JS Kabylie in the final group encounter, as AS FAR and Al Ahly battle it out in the other final group encounter.
Meanwhile, his Kenyan counterpart, Moses Shumah, was on the winning side as his Power Dynamos side picked up three points against RS Berkane in a CAF Champions League encounter staged in Zambia on Saturday, February 7, 2026.
Shumah started the tie as Dynamos avenged a first-leg defeat from the Moroccans, thus fortifying their chance to achieve continental progression from the tough group.
Ronnel Manyanga gave Olswal Mutapa’s team the lead with a left-footed shot from close range early in the second half.
Despite dominating much of the spells, Dynamos failed to make it count and build on their lead.
Shuma and Dynamos run
A difficult afternoon for the visitors was sealed late in the game after the Zambian champions grabbed a second.
The victory left Dynamos in contention to proceed from the group, coming after the side edged Rivers United to further redeem their chances.
Dynamos kicked off their campaign on a dismal note, losing back-to-back clashes against Berkane and Pyramids.
The team’s turnaround of form came in the Week Three clash, where they held Rivers United to a draw to pick up their first points of the group stage.
They built on the win to edge the Nigerian opposition in the return leg, moving their point haul to four before lifting the haul further to seven after upending Berkane.
