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Caf Champions League: Yanga SC stun Township Rollers to progress

Yanga SC have advanced to the next round of the Caf Champions League after defeating Township Rollers of Botswana 1-0 on Saturday.

A 42nd-minute strike by Juma Balinya was all the East African team needed to down the hard-fighting Rollers in their own backyard and proceed to the next round on a 2-1 aggregate scoreline.

Following a 1-1 draw in the first leg, the advantage was with the Botswana side as they needed a barren draw to advance.

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For Yanga, they had to score to revive any hopes of making it past the preliminary first round.