CAF CL: Joash clocks full minutes as Simba sails to knockout stages

Harambee Stars central defender Joash Onyango clocked full minutes as Simba humiliated Democratic Republic of Congo giants AS Vita 4-1 at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in a Caf Champions League group A match to book a place in the quarter-finals.

Another Kenyan international Francis Kahata who has fallen down in the pecking order courtesy of the competition in the star-studded midfield was thrown in the final minutes of the game for Luis Miquissone who has now found the back of the net in three consecutive group stage matches.

Simba who were shockingly tossed out of the lucrative competition by UD Songo of Mozambique in the preliminary round last season saw off Vita to advance to the quarterfinals with a game to spare.

Zambian play-maker Clatous Chama was the tormentor in chief as his brace and a goal apiece from Rally Bwalya and Miquissone reduced Zemanga Soze's first half effort to a mere consolation.

The Msimbazi based club began their search for a place in the final eight by bagging a vital win away to Vita before humbling champions Al Ahly in the subsequent match in Dar es Salaam.

Simba reaped four points from Sudanese giants Al Merrikh and following today's win, Didier Gomes charges sit at the summit of the pool with an unassailable ten points.

They travel to face Ahly who have rallied from two goals down to hold Merrikh to a two-all draw in Khartoum to qualify to the knockout stages in the final group match.

Merrikh had their goals through Ramadhan Agab and Saifeldin Bakhit with the visitors leveling matters deep into stoppage time through Badr Banoum and Yasser Ibrahim.