JOHANNESBURG — Three former African champions are among the clubs fighting for survival in the CAF Confederation Cup last-32 second legs this weekend.

Club Africain of Tunisia host Renaissance Berkane of Morocco needing to wipe out a 3-1 first-leg loss while Raja Casablanca of Morocco are away to Nouadhibou of Mauritania having only drawn 1-1 at home.

Five-time African champions Zamalek of Egypt must overcame a 2-1 deficit when they host international rookies Welayta Dicha of Ethiopia.

AFP Sport also highlights two other clubs in danger — 2012 Confederation Cup runners-up Djoliba of Mali and former African Cup Winners Cup title-holders Daring Club Motema Pembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

CLUB AFRICAIN — The Tunis outfit must shackle Berkane striker Ayoub El Kaabi if they are to overcome the deficit in one of the most intriguing return matches in the second-tier competition. El Kaabi rose from obscurity to be named the best player at the recent African Nations Championship, scoring a record nine goals to help hosts Morocco lift the trophy.

MOTEMA PEMBE — A clash between clubs from DR Congo and Equatorial Guinea would normally be a foregone conclusion in favor of the Congolese, a much stronger African football nation. But after falling behind on the road, first-time qualifiers Deportivo Niefang leveled to secure a 1-1 draw and now have home advantage and a chance to cause a shock.

DJOLIBA — Malian clubs have had disastrous 2018 CAF campaigns with three of the four eliminated in the preliminary rounds and Djoliba are away to APR of Rwanda hanging on to a 1-0 lead. Djihad Bizimana and Issa Bigirimana are potential match winners for the Kigali military club having notched five goals between them in the previous round.

RAJA CASABLANCA — Three-time African champions Raja were expected to thrash Nouadhibou in Casablanca, but when they eventually took the lead through Mohamed Khaldane, it lasted only nine minutes. A Mauritanian team that banks heavily on Ely Cheikh Voullany for goals have already claimed one notable scalp this year in three-time CAF title winners Africa Sports of the Ivory Coast.

ZAMALEK — The "White Knights" from Cairo traveled to Ethiopia confident of obtaining at least a draw on the back of an impressive domestic victory run under new coach Ihab Galal. But the Egyptians battled on a pitch that reportedly resembled a plowed field and were sunk by a late Yared Dawit goal. — AFP