Africa: CAF Interclub Player of the Week – Clement Mzize

Tanzanian facet Younger Africans reignited their bid for a spot within the knockout rounds of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League with a 3-1 dwelling victory over TP Mazembe this previous weekend, boosted by a brace of objectives from Clement Mzize.

The 20-year-old has lengthy been on the radar of a number of high golf equipment on the continent and has been enhancing his popularity with some stellar shows in latest months.

His brace towards Mazembe took his tally on this 12 months’s Champions League to 3 objectives in three appearances (two begins), and saved Yanga’s hopes of a quarter-final place alive.

His first objective was a spectacular long-range strike from 30-yards that arrowed into the highest nook of the online to attract his facet stage.

His second was a extra typical end wherein he saved his nerve to slip the ball previous the goalkeeper and seal the victory at 3-1. You possibly can watch his objectives right here.

Mzize has already matched his tally within the Champions League from the 2023/24 season when he netted 3 times in 10 appearances (5 begins), having additionally performed a task in serving to Yanga to the ultimate of the 2022/23 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup.

If they’re to advance to the knockout rounds of the Champions League this season, he seems to be as if he could play a central position beneath new coach Sead Ramovic.

It’s a straight shoot-out between MC Alger (5 factors), Yanga (4) and Mazembe (two) for a single remanning spot from Group A with Al Hilal having already sealed their place within the subsequent stage.

Yanga are subsequent at Al Hilal on Sunday, earlier than they host MC Alger on January 18.