This article aims at providing details on the participation and performance of Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto at the various competitions organized by the Confederation of African Football, namely the CAF Champions League, the CAF Confederation Cup and the former CAF Cup and CAF Winner's Cup as well as international tournaments and friendlies.
Primeiro de Agosto has a total 24 participations in CAF-sponsored competitions, including 12 in the CAF Champions League, five in the African Cup of Champions Clubs, three in the CAF Cup Winners' Cup and two in both the CAF Confederation Cup and the CAF Cup.
In 1998, the club reached the final of the CAF Cup Winners' Cup, having finished as the runner-up. In 1997 and 2009, they reached the group stage of the CAF Champions League and of the CAF Confederation Cup, respectively.
In 2018, they reached the semi-finals of the champions league, where they were eliminated in a second-leg 4-2 defeat to Espérance Tunis, a match that included an alleged biased officiating performance by referee Janny Sikazwe.
Total participationsChampions League: 13 (1997, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21African Cup of Champions Clubs: 5 (1980, 1981, 1982, 1992, 1993)Confederation Cup: 4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2021–22)Cup Winners' Cup: 3 (1985, 1991, 1998)CAF Cup: 2 (1996, 2003) Results summary
Stats largest win – D'Agosto 7–0 Black Africa (03 Feb 1991)largest loss – H. El Hodoud 5–1 D'Agosto (20 Feb 2009)
Goal scorers (9 goals) Bena, Moisés I, Muanza (8 goals) Isaac Lokuli (7 goals) Geraldo (6 goals) Assis, Mabululu, Mateus Fuidimau (5 goals) Jacques, Mongo, Opponents (4 goals) Amaro, Fofaná, Love, Ndisso, Nsilulu (3 goals) Ary Papel, Dé, Harry Milanzi, Julião Kutonda, Mendonça, Moisés II, Moya (2 goals) Agó, Barbosa, Bolefo, Buá, Castella, Filipe Nzanza, Guilherme Afonso, Loth, Lourenço, Mano Calesso, Roger Brito, Russo, Vieira Dias (1 goal) Alberto, Alfred, Alves, Bobo, Dani Massunguna, David, James Sangala, Jó Vidal, Kabamba, Kila, Kiss, Lionel, Lucas Simão, Lucau, Luís Carlos, Makita, Mateus Galiano, Mbila, Mingo Bile, Ndunguidi, Nsuka, Pena, Pilolas, Ramaphoko, Roberto, Stopirrá, Tandu, Tuabi, Zacarias, Zé Augusto, Zini
Overall positions
2020–21 Champions League
2019–20 Champions League
2018–19 Champions League
2018 Champions League
Espérance vs D'Agosto The heavily biased performance of Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe positively prevented D'Agosto from reaching the finals. The renowned referee had a disgraceful performance during the entire match, completely ignoring the rules of the game and clearly siding with the home team. The ice on the cake of his performance occurred shortly before Espérance's final goal, when D'Agosto scored but he inexplicably disallowed the goal on a would-be push to the Tunisian goal-keeper. In the aftermath, Sikazwe was suspended by CAF on suspicion of corruption.
2017 Champions League
2014 Champions League
2013 Champions League
2011 Confederation Cup
2010 Confederation Cup
2009 Confederation Cup
2009 Champions League
2008 Champions League
2007 Champions League
2003 CAF Cup
2000 Champions League
1999 Champions League
1998 Cup Winners' Cup D'Agosto's coach Ndunguidi deployed three quarter-backs and that strategy paid off when Nsilulu made a superior play for Muanza to score 1-0. Espérance needed to play on the offense and three quarter-backs made D'Agosto's defense look like an insurmountable wall. Stopirrá, Pedro and Nsilulu were at the top of their game to the despair of their opponents. However, the home team managed to score at only 4 minutes of play. Espérance was putting a lot of pressure and close to half time, the referee wrongly awarded a penalty on Julião. Hamrouni took the penalty and scored 2-1. In the second half, D'Agosto was defending too close to the penalty box, Espérance took advantage and Laroussi scored 3-1 after a poor save by D'Agosto's goal-keeper Goliath.
During the second half of the match played in Tunis, with D'Agosto leading 1–0, Assis missed a penalty kick. D'Agosto ultimately lost the match 3–1. Assis served as the team's designated penalty kicker under coach Ndunguidi Daniel, having previously scored two penalties in a match against USM. At Cidadela, following their previous tactical display against Africa Sport, D'Agosto's gameplay shifted toward long passes into the penalty box rather than utilizing the flanks through the speed of Mendonça or Nsilulu.
Final
First leg
GK 1 El Ouaer RB 6 Sahbani CB 15 Jaïdi CB 26 Badra LB Nouira RM Gabsi DM Chihi CM Kanzari LM Hamrouni FW Tlemçani FW Lâaroussi Substitutions:MF Melliti DF 5 Ben Ahmed – Manager: Youssef Zouaoui GK 1 GoliathRB 4 Hélder VicenteCB 5 Neto (c)CB 13 JuliãoLB 21 PedroRM 14 Mendonça DM 22 FilipeCM 3 StopirráLM Moisés IIFW 11 MuanzaFW 18 Nsilulu Substitutions:FW Nzalambila DF Castela – Manager: Daniel Ndunguidi Assistant referees: Anedee Honndenton Alain Adjozi
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Second leg
GK 1 GoliathRB 4 Hélder VicenteCB 5 Neto (c)CB Gonçalves LB 21 PedroRM 14 Mendonça DM 22 FilipeCM 3 StopirráLM 8 AssisFW 17 AgóFW 18 NsiluluSubstitutions:FW 29 Pena DF Castela – Manager: Daniel Ndunguidi GK 1 El Ouaer RB 6 Sahbani CB 15 Jaïdi CB 26 Badra LB 17 Azaiez RM Gabsi DM Chihi CM Melliti LM Chebbi FW Hamrouni FW Tlemçani Substitutions:MF Kanzari DF Nouira – Manager: Youssef Zouaoui Assistant referees: Getachew Gebremarian Kine Tibetu
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1997 Champions League
1996 CAF Cup
1993 Cup of Champions Clubs
1992 Cup of Champions Clubs
1991 Cup Winners' Cup
1985 Cup Winners' Cup
1982 Cup of Champions Clubs
1981 Cup of Champions Clubs
1980 Cup of Champions Clubs
Friendlies D'Agosto played a series of matches in preparation for that season's CAF club competitions whereas São Tomé was preparing for the qualification matches for the 2002 FIFA world cup. The matches were also played as a fund raiser for victims of floods in Mozambique.
On the occasion of the anniversary of Sporting de Benguela, Sporting de Portugal was invited to play a series of matches in Angola.
On the occasion of the 2nd Congress of the ruling party, the MPLA, Sporting da Praia from Cape Verde was invited to play a series of matches in Angola.
On the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the foundation of the Angolan Armed Forces, AS Bilima played a friendly match against D'Agosto in Cabinda
Primeiro De Agosto was invited to play two friendly matches in Mozambique on the occasion of the 6th anniversary of the Mozambican Armed Forces.
On April 4, 1981, before a 70.000 capacity crowd in Kaduna, Primeiro de Agosto played against then CAN title holders The Green Eagles. In that match that ended in a scoreless draw, D'Agosto put up such a superb performance that the Nigerian supporters and media mistook the club for the Angolan national team.
A four team tournament was organized to mark the 4th anniversary of the club's foundation. In the first match, D'Agosto was kindly awarded victory as the match ended in a draw and a power outage prevented the match to be decided on penalty shootouts.
In June 1980, Primeiro de Agosto's reserve team competed in a four-team tournament in Mozambique with the participation of Desportivo de Maputo and D'Agosto's counterparts (military-sponsored teams) from the home country and Zambia, respectively Matchedje and the Green Buffaloes.
In December 1979, Sparta Prague - a friendly army club - was invited to play a football match in Luanda.
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