Bejaia — Tanzania representatives in the African Confederation Cup championship, Young Africans has tonight suffered a 1-0 defeat from hosts MO Bejaia in group A match in Bejaia, Algeria.
DR Congo's TP Mazembe harvested three points after a 3-1 win against visitors Medeama of Ghana in another group A match on Sunday.
It took MO Bejaia 20 minutes to score the lone goal through Yacine Sahli. Sahli scored connecting a cross by Athumani that Yanga defenders failed to clear. Until half time, the hosts were on 1-0 lead.
In the second half, Yanga's left back; Oscar Joshua was substituted to Mwinyi Haji after sustaining injuries. Mwinyi was also sent off the game in injury time after being shown the second yellow card.
Head coach, Hans van der Pluijm substituted Deus Kaseke with Geofrey Mwashiuy, Amissi Tambwe to Matheo Anthony. The changes gave no changes to final results, though the Tanzania soccer giants dominated the game in the second half.
When a Moroccan referee blew the final whistle, results remained Mo Bejaia 1-0 Yanga.
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