News | Esperance of Tunis
| Al Ahly Snatch 2-1 Win Over TP Mazembe in Champions League | |
Cafonline.com - July 9, 2012 | |
 | Egypt's Al Ahly scored in the final minute to snatch a 2-1 win over DR Congo's TP Mazembe on Sunday in the Orange CAF Champions League. Mohamed 'Geddo' Nagy scored a late winner at the Military Academy Stadium in Cairo after Mazembe had equalised while playing with 10 men through substitute midfielder Mbwana Samata. |
| Mazembe to Meet Al Ahly, Zamalek in Champions League Clash of Giants | |
Cafonline.com - May 15, 2012 | |
 | DR Congo’s TP Mazembe will battle it out in group B with Egypt’s Al Ahly and Zamalek and Ghanaian debutants Berekum Chelsea. TP Mazembe manager Frederic Kitengie was quick to welcome the draw saying "I like the way it has worked out, it is good for us and l think we can do well in this group. We know the Egyptians sides very well." |
| TP Mazembe back in Champions League | |
BBC Sport - October 17, 2011 | |
| Holders TP Mazembe will return to the African Champions League next season after winning the DR Congo league. Mazembe beat Motema Pembe 2-0 on Sunday to open up a four-point lead at the top of the table with just one match left. |
| Reigning Champions TP Mazembe purchase a second plane | |
Patrice Citera | BBC Sport - September 19, 2011 | |
 | Reigning African Champions TP Mazembe have started preparing for a come-back to continental football by purchasing a second plane. The MD-83 model with 140 seats landed in Lubumbashi on Sunday. Club chairman Moise Katumbi told the media that purchasing a second one was in line with their ambition to become the continent's greatest club. |
| Mazembe to appeal Champions League disqualification | |
BBC Sport - May 15, 2011 | |
 | TP Mazembe will appeal against their exclusion from the Champions League. The Confederation of African Football disqualified them after Tanzania's Simba complained about the eligibility of Janvier Besala Bokungu. Mazembe's owner, Moise Katumbi, denied any wrongdoing and confirmed his club would appeal. |
| Champions League test for Mazembe | |
BBC Sport - May 6, 2011 | |
 | African champions TP Mazembe face the first serious examination of their Champions League hat-trick dream this weekend in a must-win clash. The 'Crows' must use home advantage to overcome a 1-0 loss at Wydad Casablanca of Morocco if they are to reach the last eight, and the league phase, of the competition. |
| TP Mazembe savour Champions League title glory | |
BBC Sport - November 14, 2010 | |
 | Thousands of DR Congo side TP Mazembe fans took to the streets of Lubumbashi to celebrate as the team paraded the Champions League trophy on Sunday. Lubumbashi was a sea of black and white as fans cheered the players as they arrived at the airport from Tunis. |
| Champions League final as it happened | |
BBC Sport - November 13, 2010 | |
| Mazembe are champions! The game finished 1-1 on the night in Rades meaning TP Mazembe of DR Congo become the first team ever to win back-to-back African titles twice. They have defended their crown from last year at the expense of an Esperance side which put up a good showing but which ultimately had too much to do from the first leg. |
| Mazembe retains Champions League title | |
Cafonline.com - November 13, 2010 | |
| TP Mazembe completed a successful defence of the Orange CAF Champions League after holding Tunisia’s Esperance to a 1-1 draw in the final second leg on Saturday at the November 7 Stadium in Rades near Tunis. Mazembe were winners in 1967 and 1968, and their successfully defence lands them a place in the in the historic books of African football with respect to the foremost club competition. |
| Esperance aim to overturn Mazembe in Champs League | |
BBC Sport - November 12, 2010 | |
 | Esperance still harbour hopes of winning the African Champions League, despite a 5-0 deficit to TP Mazembe going into the second leg of the final. The game will be played in Rades, near Tunis, on Saturday evening. Mazembe, from DR Congo, are favourites to retain their continental title and qualify for the Fifa Club World Cup. |
