Petro Atlético de Luanda start dia African Club Championship campaign wit 38-25 victory ova APR HC on Tuesday for Luanda, Angola. Di Angolan champions control di match from di beginning, lead 20-12 for halftime before dem comot after di break to seal 13-goal win.
Garcia Morais Malandua lead Petro Atlético attack wit seven goals, Celestino Maneco Adilson support am wit six and Pedro Nelson Domingos add five. Mateus Bumba Dende and Catarino Paulo Valdemiro each put four, while Manuel José António Da C score three.
For APR, Alexis Nshimiyimana and new signing Yves Kayijamahe each score six goals, Emmanuel Kubwimana add five and captain Jean Paul Muhawenayo contribute two. Di match mark continental debut for some of APR recent recruits, including Kubwimana and Kayijamahe, wey join from Police HC before di tournament.
Di defeat leave di Rwandan champions wit early setback for reshaped Group A afta FAP, TKC and Veto withdraw. APR now dey face tough six-team group wey get reigning champions Al Ahly of Egypt, Flowers of Benin, Interclube of Angola and Renaissance Don Bosco of Democratic Republic of Congo.
