Zambia international Rainford Kalaba scored twice as TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo beat Algeria’s Mouloudia Bejaia 4-1 at home on Sunday to win the African Confederation Cup for the first time.<\/p>\n
Mazembe made sure of the win having held their opponents to a 1-1 draw in Algeria in the first leg of the final last weekend.<\/p>\n
They won the final 5-2 on aggregate, to add the Confederation Cup to their list of honours after winning the African Champions League in 2015.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Mazembe went ahead in Lubumbashi after just seven minutes through Merveille Bope who reacted quickest to a Jean Kasusula free- kick which hit the woodwork.<\/p>\n
Zambia international Kalaba (pictured) hammered home a volley on the stroke of halftime to make it 2-0 and scored again just after the hour mark to put the result beyond the Algerians, appearing in their first continental cup final.<\/p>\n
Bejaia scored a consolation goal in the 75th minute from Sofiane Khadir but the three-goal advantage was restored within 60 seconds by Jonathan Bolingi.<\/p>\n
Mazembe were eliminated early in the defence of their African Champions League trophy this year and dropped down to the continent’s second tier club competition.<\/p>\n
They will receive $660,000 following their Confederation Cup triumph with Bejaia receiving the runners-up prize of $462,000.<\/p>\n
Mazembe will now play this year’s African Champions League winners, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, in the 2017 African Super Cup on the weekend on 17-19 February.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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