Sports News of Friday, 15 December 2000

Source: Reuters

Road to the African Champions League final

Road to the final for the two teams in Sunday's African Champions League final second leg in Accra:

Hearts of Oak (Ghana)

First round: beat Horoya (Guinea) 2-1 (home); 2-2 (away); 4-3 on aggregate

Second round: beat Daring Club Motema Pembe (DR Congo) 4-1 (h); 0-2 (a); 4-3 on aggregate

Group B: beat Al Ahli (Egypt) 2-1 (h)
beat Jeanne d'Arc (Senegal) 4-2 (a)
beat Lobi Stars (Nigeria) 2-0 (a)
beat Lobi Stars 2-0 (h)
drew with Al Ahli 1-1 (a)
drew with Jeanne d'Arc 1-1 (h)
Final, first leg: beat Esperance (Tunisia) 2-1 (a)

Esperance

First round: beat APR FC (Rwanda) 7-0 (h); APR FC withdrew from the second leg

Second round: beat Djoliba (Mali) 3-2 (h); 1-1 (a); 4-3 on aggregate

Group A:
beat Sable de Batie (Cameroon) 4-0 (h)
lost to Africa Sports (Ivory Coast) 1-2 (a)
beat Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) 3-2 (h)
lost to Mamelodi Sundowns 0-2 (a)
beat Sable de Batie 2-1 (a)
beat Africa Sports 2-0 (h)
Final, first leg: lost to Hearts of Oak 1-2 (h)