Moroccan Raja Athletic collected the largest score in the group stage of the African Champions League for football, after its victory on Friday over its guest Simba Tanzanian 3-1, while Egyptian Zamalek ended its participation with an exciting victory over Al-Merikh of Sudan 4-3.
At Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca, Raja achieved its fifth victory in six matches, and repeated its victory over Simba 3-1.
The Oval team finished the group stage with 16 points in the leadership of the third group, which is the most points harvested among the qualifiers to the quarter-finals. At the bottom of the ranking by two points.
Tunisian coach Munther Al-Kabir's team continued its strong offensive performance as usual, as the green team is considered the strongest offensive line with 17 goals, and among the strongest defensively, conceding three times.
Raja players pressed from the start, as they tried to break through the organized Tanzanian defense, and the crossbar was blocked by veteran Abd al-Ilah al-Hafizi (16).
Raja continued its control and multiple opportunities without reaching goalkeeper Anas Al-Zeniti, while the guest team relied on quick counters, and Zambian Clatus Shama managed to reach the Moroccan net, but referee Ahmed Hiralal from Mauritius canceled it due to a mistake against Al-Zeniti (30).
Before the two teams entered the break, the stands exploded after Hamza Khaba was able to open the scoring for the landlords with a powerful creeping shot, following a header preparation by Algerian Yousry Bouzouk (44).
Barely three minutes had passed since the start of the second half, until the guests equalized when Mazamiro Yassin sent a long ball that defender Mohamed Zuraida mishandled to reach the Democratic Congolese Jean Baliki, and he fired it into the net, taking advantage of the goalkeeper Al-Zaniti's advance from his own goal (48).
The Moroccans maintained their offensive rhythm despite the equalizer, and the referee awarded a penalty kick following a mistake on Zakaria Al-Habati. Khaba succeeded in executing it, giving hope to progress again (69).
Substitute Mohamed Polaksot confirmed the superiority of Raja, scoring the third goal with a powerful shot, following a pass from Algerian Abdel Raouf Bin Ghaith (88).
In the second match, he scored two goals from Guinean Houria Yakhouya Bari (11) and Suri Traore (90 + 3).

The Egyptian Zamalek bid farewell to the continental competition with an exciting victory over the Sudanese Mars, 4-3, on Friday, as part of the fourth group competitions.
The meeting was considered a foregone conclusion for the two teams that called for competitions early, as Zamalek raised its tally to 7 points in third place, while Al-Merreikh languished at the bottom of the standings with 5 points.
Saturday, Tunisia's Esperance will meet its guest and runner-up, Al-Shabab Al-Athlete, Belouizdad, Algeria, at Hammadi Al-Aqrabi Stadium, where they will fight for the top spot in the group.
The "Bab Souika" team has ten points in front of Belouizdad, which has nine points, as they had secured qualification for the "Arab" Group D.
Zamalek advanced with two goals within three minutes, after a pass from Moroccan Ahmed Belhaj to the uncensored Mustafa Shalaby, to separate and hit the net to the left of goalkeeper Muhammad Al-Mustafa in the first minute, then Belhaj returned and passed a ball to Nasser Mansi, who fired it to the right of the goalkeeper (3).
Ramadan wonders scored the goal of reducing the difference for Mars to the left of goalkeeper Mohamed Sobhi in the seventh minute.
And with the start of the second half, Al-Mreij equalized the score through substitute Al-Jawzli Noah (48), before he advanced with a header goal to the Brazilian Paulo Sergio (56), so that Zamalek rose up and equalized after Abdullah Juma’a’s cross and a header from Mansi (64), before the latter scored his third personal and fourth goal. For his team in the fatal minutes, after a pass from substitute Abdullah Muhammad (90 + 4).
The group stage concludes on Saturday with the holding of five matches, most notably the Egyptian Al-Ahly and its guest Al-Hilal of Sudan, to settle the last qualification ticket.