The club from Calulo, a town 275 kilometers (170 miles) southeast of Luanda, spent much of the match defending as Smouha sought the win that would give them the last-eight spot. Smouha had several penalty appeals rejected in a tense closing stage and squandered two scoring chances during five minutes of stoppage time. Al Hilal Obeid, the leaders ahead of the final series of mini-league fixtures, were disqualified Friday after FIFA banned Sudan for government interference in football. CAF Champions League resultsGroup AFridayAt Sousse, TunisiaEtoile Sahel (TUN) v Al Merrikh (SUD) – cance1led after Sudan banned by FIFA for government interference. Etoile awarded 3-0 victoryAt Omdurman, SudanAl Hilal (SUD) v Ferroviario Beira (MOZ) – cancelled after Sudan banned by FIFA.

Source: Manila Times July 10, 2017 10:18 UTC