African SportFeb 11, 2023

HUMILIATION: Vipers SC choke on their own venom as they lose heavily in Casablanca

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Nsereko Musoke Isa

Feb 11, 20232 min readFeb 11, 2023

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Moroccan giants Raja Club Athletic thumped Ugandan representatives and Uganda Premier League champions Vipers SC 5-0 in their group C CAF champions league opener. The “Venoms” endured a humbling welcome into the group stages of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League on Friday night at the Mohamed V Complex in Casablanca. Hamza Khabba, Jamal Harkass, Mohamed […]

Moroccan giants Raja Club Athletic thumped Ugandan representatives and Uganda Premier League champions Vipers SC 5-0 in their group C CAF champions league opener.

The “Venoms” endured a humbling welcome into the group stages of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League on Friday night at the Mohamed V Complex in Casablanca.

Hamza Khabba, Jamal Harkass, Mohamed Zrida, Yousri Bouzouk and Roger Aholou had a goal each as Raja stated their campaign with an emphatic win to go top of Group C.

Hamza KKhabb sent the host into a 1-0 lead after five (5) minutes from kick off. Jamal Harkass scored the second six (6) later in the 11^th minute of the game before Mohamed Zrida sealed a 3-0 half time score.

Raja through Yousri Bouzouk and Roger Aholou had a goal each in the 59^th and 71^st minutes respectively to seal an emphatic 5-0 victory at home.

This was Vipers SC’s debut at the group stage of the continent’s highest football level competition.

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