Stellenbosch records historic CAF Confedrrations cup win against Stade Malien

Stellenbosch FC made history after booking a place in the CAF Confederation Cup last eight following a convincing win over Stade Malien on Sunday. They beat Stade Malien 2-0 in a match that was played at the Loftus Versfield Stadium. The win means they will receive US$550,000 [R10.5 million] from CAF for their progression.

Two successive wins over Angola’s CD Lunda Sul put Steve Barker and his men in top contention for a quarterfinal place. And they were so determined, starting with Devin Titus who almost struck first after 15 minutes.

They broke the deadlock in the 30th minute, through Fawaaz Basadien who scored from a penalty. Nine minutes later, they extended their lead through Jayden Adams who rose high to nod home from a corner that was curled in by Basadien.

And they went to the break leading, much to the excitement of Barker who smiled to the dressing room. In addition, that was all they needed to win and write a new piece of club history.

Furthermore, Stellies came into this one sitting in second position in Group B of the competition. They now have nine points on their tally after five matches.

With one game left to play, they are just hoping to end the group phase campaign on a high note.

From Group B, they joined RSB Berkane who had already qualified before Matchday Five. On the other hand, Stade Milien and C.D. Lunda Sul occupy the third and fourth positions respectively.

Last time out, Andre de Jong was the hero with a brace that saw Stellies complete a double over CD Lunda Sul. In addition, they won 1-0 in the first leg which was played in December last year.

The Winelands outfit will wrap up their group phase campaign with an away trip to Morocco. They will travel for a date with RS Berkane on the 19th of January.