By Rahim Abdul
Mighty Wanderers FC have been eliminated from the CAF Champions League after losing to Tanzanian side Simba Sporting Club over two legs.
The Nomads entered the second leg needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit suffered in the first leg at Bingu National Stadium (BNS) in Lilongwe .
Simba secured victory in the first leg through Anicet Oura, who scored the only goal of the match in the 66th minute.
The Malawian side returned for the second leg hoping to produce a comeback, but Simba proved too strong and won the match 6-1.
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Simba took an early lead in the eighth minute through Clatous Chama, putting Wanderers under immediate pressure.
Chama struck again in the 27th minute before Liabasse Gueya added another goal in the 34th minute to give Simba a commanding 3-0 lead.
Wanderers pulled one goal back in the 43rd minute when Isaac Kaliati converted a penalty, leaving Simba leading 3-1 at half-time and 4-1 on aggregate.
Simba continued their dominance after the break, with Ibraheem Olalekan Jabaar scoring the fourth goal to further increase the pressure on Wanderers.
Kaletso Makgalwa then added Simba’s fifth goal in the 89th minute as the Tanzanian side moved closer to completing a convincing victory.
In the third minute of stoppage time, Molis Abraham scored Simba’s sixth goal to seal a 6-1 victory on the night.
The result meant Simba advanced with a 7-1 aggregate victory, while Wanderers’ CAF Champions League campaign came to an end.
Simba Sporting Club will now face Fomboni FC from Comoros in the next round, with Fomboni having previously faced FCB Nyasa Big Bullets in the competition in 2015.
