Zamalek crash out

Zamalek, (l) will not contest this year's Cup winners final

Defending champions Zamalek are out of the African Cup winners Cup in a dismal weekend for Egyptian clubs in the quarter-final stage of the competition.

Zamalek went down 3-1 in Tunis at the hands of Club Africain, while South African side Kaizer Chiefs ended the hopes of Ismailia, with a 1-1 away draw.

Club Africain went through 3-2 on aggregate in a seesaw second leg at the Al-Menzah Stadium in Tunis.

The match turned decisively in favour of African with just four minutes left when leading scorer Amdy Marzouki snatched the third goal.

Rhimi put the Tunisians ahead on the stroke of half-time only for Hazem Imam to level after 50 minutes.

Another goal from Rhimi early in the second spell edged Club back in front, but Zamalek remained ahead on the away-goal rule until Marzouki struck his third goal in six Cup Winners Cup ties.

The Chiefs have already tasted success this season

Club will now meet Kaizer Chiefs in next month's two-leg semi-final.

The Johannesburg club came from behind to draw 1-1 in Ismailia and qualified for the semi-finals on the away goal rule after a goalless first leg two weeks ago.

Abdelhamid Bassiouni, who helped Zamalek lift the Cup Winners Cup last year, converted a 41st-minute penalty for the home side and Arthur Zwane levelled with 10 minutes of the match remaining.

The first leg of next month's semis will be played in Johannesburg.

In the weaker half of the draw, Nigerian second division club Niger Tornadoes took a 1-0 lead over Inter Luanda to Angola.

But a stunning performance from Inter's Paty, who grabbed four goals in the first 52 minutes, swept Tornadoes aside as they lost 4-0 and 4-1 on aggregate.

Results

Club Africain (Tunisia) 3-1 Zamalek (Egypt).
Scorers: Club Africain - Mourad Rhimi 44, 52, Amdy Marzouki 86
Zamalek - Hazem Imam 50
Ismailia (Egypt) 1-1 Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa)
Scorers: Ismailia - Abdelhamid Bassiouny 41pen
Kaizer Chiefs - Arthur Zwane 79
Inter Clube (Angola) 4-0 Niger Tornadoes (Nigeria)
Scorers: Paty 6, 10, 43, 52 Inter Clube won 4-1 on aggregate
Sunday's match between Kumbo Strikers (Cameroon) and Evizo (Gabon) in Yaounde was postponed to Monday and then Tuesday because of heavy rain. Strikers lead 1-0 from the first leg.

Semi-final draw

Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa) v Club Africain (Tunisia)
Kumbo Strikers (Cameroon) or Evizo (Gabon) v Inter Clube (Angola)
First legs - weekend of October 12-14
Second legs - weekend of October 26-28