Morocco's Raja Casablanca fought to earn a 1-0 win over Tanzania's Namungo FC in a Caf Confederation Cup Group D tie on Wednesday at Mohamed V stadium.
Sofiane Rahimi scored the only goal that gave the North African side a slim win through a penalty in the second half.
Casablanca piled the pressure on Namungo from the first minute and the latter saw their defender Hamisi Swalehe yellow carded in the seventh minute. In the 22nd minute, Haruna Shamte received his first yellow card as the Tanzanian ambassadors tried hard to deal with the incessant host.
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Zakaria El Wadi of Casablanca was booked in the 38th minute as the game turned into a more physical contest but Namungo managed to end the first half without conceding despite the fact they spent most of the time at their own half.