Ethiopian premier league champions Kidus Giorgis edge Zanzibar’s KMKM SC 2-1 away from home in the first preliminary round of the 2023/24 Total Energies CAF champions league.
The 60th edition of CAF champions league kicked off today in different parts of the continent with KMKM SC of Zanzibar taking on Kidus Giorgis being on of the fixtures.
Ethiopian Champions Kidus Giorgis who are setting their eyes in making their second appearance in the group stages opened their journey with vital win away at the Unguja Park.
Kidus Giorgis who lost several key players in the ongoing summer transfer Window named Nigerian forward Moses Tochukwu Odo and Ghanaian Kwame Frimpong to make their full debut.
Kidus Giorgis were by far the dominant side in both halves as they dictated the game with their expansive football but their decision making in the final third was a huge late off.
Goals in each half from Biniyam Belay and their skipper Natnael Zeleke gave the Ethiopian champions the edge going into the second leg set to played at the Ababa Bikila stadium in nine days time.
