The Petro de Luanda, guided by Alexandre Santos, was set for the group stage of the League of African Champions, while the Mamelodi Sundowns, by Miguel Cardoso, was eliminated. The club won the Scottland FC by 3-0, with an aggregate of 3-2.
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23/10/2026
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Lusa
O Petro de Luanda, coached by Portuguese coach Alexandre Santos, has today arrived for the group stage of the League of African Football Champions, while the current champion, Mamelodi Sundowns, trained by countryman Miguel Cardoso, has been eliminated.
In Luanda, Petro de Luanda won the Scottland FC from Zimbabwe by 3-0, and moved to the group stage of the main African club competition, with an aggregate of 3-2, after the defeat by 2-0 in the first hand of the second pre-eliminatory of the race.
Ruben Adérito, at 18 minutes, Jorge Pereira, 67, and Pedro Aparicio, 85, scored in Alexandre Santos' victorious debut on his return to the club, which he trained between 2021 and 2024.
The South Africans of the Mamelodi Sundowns were eliminated by the Wiliet of Benguela, despite the 1-1 draw at home in Pretoria, after the null in the first hand.
Tashreeq Matthews put Miguel Cardoso's commanders in advantage at 11 minutes, but Mabululu restored equality at 49, ensuring the clearance of the Angolan team by the criteria of goals scored out.
At the reception of the Congolese DC Virunga, the August 1st Angolans won today by 1-0, with a goal of Mabilson, at 87 minutes, and secured the qualification for the group phase of the African Confederations Cup, with an aggregate of 3-1, after the 2-1 triumph in the first hand of the second pre-elimination, played in the Democratic Republic of Congo.