Kinshasa, March 17th, 2021 (CPA).– AS V. Club of DRC conceded its 8th defeat in its history at home in interclub clubs of the African Football Confederation (CAF), on Tuesday at the Martyrs of Pentecost stadium, in Kinshasa, in a match of the 4th day of group A of the champions league against Al Ahly of Egypt (0-3).
The very first home failure in the history of the black dolphins at CAF interclubs dates back to 1981 against the Jeunesse Sportive of Kabylie (JSK) of Algeria former Jeunesse electronic of Tizou Ouzou (JET) by 0-1, on the 13th. December 1981, during the return final of the African Cup of champions clubs (CACC), ancestor of the champion’s league, at Father Raphael of Kethulle stadium, then May 20th stadium.
It was the only defeat of the green and black club at the old temple of the round ball in Kalamu municipality, in Kinshasa. He waited 30 years later to experience his second loss at home in 2011 at the Martyrs of Pentecost stadium, on the occasion of the round of 16 first leg of the C1 against Coton Sport de Garoua (Cameroon), winner by 0- 1.
The large pot on Boulevard Triomphal remains the real cemetery for V. Club, who bowed there six times, the most humiliating defeat being that suffered in 2017 in front of Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa (1-3), almost the same score inflicted on the players of Jean Florent Ibenge by the red devils in Cairo (0-3) without the slightest scratch, on Tuesday March 16th.
The chronology of the lived-in-home defeats is as follows: 1981: C1 final return against JET (Algeria) 0-1, 2011: Round of 16 first leg of C1 ahead of Coton Sport of Garoua (Cameroon) 0-1, 2012 : Round of 16 second leg of C1 against ASO Chlef (Algeria) 2-3, 2017: group stage of C1 against Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) 1-3, 2019: group stage of C1 ahead of Raja de Casablanca (Morocco) 0-1, against Esperance of Tunis (Tunisia) 0-2, 2021: C1 group stage against Simba SC (Tanzania) 0-1. ACP /