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Azam FC qualified for the TotalEnergies Caf Confederation Cup group stages for the first time in history after a 7-0 win over KMKM in the second leg of the second preliminary round in Chamazi. Having won 2-0 in the reverse fixture, the Ice Creamers qualified 9-0 on aggregate, a milestone achieved with DR Congo coach Florent Ibenge in the dugout. A brace each for Tanzanian internationals Amis Suleiman and Iddi Nado as well as Congolese forward Japhet Kitambala and the other goal by Pascal Msindo. This is the first time they will play in the lucrative stages of the second-tier club competition on the continent and also the first either way. With Singida Big Stars holding advantage over their opponents and Simba with a huge advantage, Tanzania could have more than two sides in the group stages of interclub competitions. Young Africans lost the first leg to Silver Strikers of Malawi but also have home advantage to turn it around. Elsewhere giants Wydad Casablanca, CR Belouizdad and Zamalek are the other sides whose place in the group stages in Confederation Cup are already secured.
