‘BUFFS’ OPPONENTS RANKED 8TH IN AFRICA

MBABANE – The country’s CAF envoys, Young Buffaloes, will face not just one of the continent’s highly-ranked teams but richest as well.

Tunisia’s Etoile du Sahel is one of the richest teams in Africa and currently ranked the eighth best team in Africa. According to their market value, the Young Buffaloes opponents in the CAF Confederation Cup playoffs are worth over E203 million (€10.90 million). The richest team in Africa is Pitso Mosimane’s Egyptian giants Al Ahly,  as they have a market value of US$21.2 million (E324.4 million). The footballdatabase.com site reveals that Al Ahly are also ranked as the number one team in Africa followed by Tunisia’s Esperance de Tunis as the second best team of the continent.

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Interestingly, the kingdom’s red and white glamour side Mbabane Swallows feature in the rankings and are placed as the continent’s 429th best club. DR Congo’s TP Mazembe are placed third in Africa while Egypt’s EL Zamalek follow in fourth place and South African heavyweights Mamelodi Sundowns are currently placed the continent’s fifth best team. In sixth position is Sudan champions Al-Merreikh followed by another Sudan club, Al Hilal Omdurman, in seventh position. Completing the top 10 Africa’s highest ranked teams are Tunisia’s CS Sfaxien in ninth position and Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca are placed at 10. Placed at the 11th position is DR Congo’s AS Vita, who recently booted out Buffaloes from the CAF Champions League on an aggregate score of 6-3.

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They first held the army side to a 2-all stalemate here at Mavuso Sports Centre and won 4-1 away in Congo on the return match. Morroco’s RCA Raja Casablanca Athletic are placed 12th while Angolan side 1º de Agosto are in position 13. Zimbabwe’s Dynamos feature in the 14th position followed by Mali’s Stade Malien Bamako in 15th position and Soweto giants Orlando Pirates are in 16th position.

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