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GU see Red in DRC

Mpho Kgaswane's (in red) goal was not enough to take Gaborone United to the next stage of the CAF Champions League
Mpho Kgaswane's (in red) goal was not enough to take Gaborone United to the next stage of the CAF Champions League

League champions, Gaborone United (GU) have been eliminated from the CAF Champions League after an away defeat to AS Vita in the preliminary round.

The two teams met at the Stade de Martyrs (Martyrs Stadium) in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the home side emerged as 3-1 winners on Sunday evening. AS Vita reached the second round on a 3-2 aggregate after GU won the first leg played in Gaborone in the previous weekend 1-0.

The game marked Moyagoleele’s return to Africa’s elite inter club competition after more than a decade. It proved the slim advantage for Moya goleele was not enough in Kinshasa.

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