Chico Banza, the Zamalek player, scored his team's second goal against AS Port Djibouti.
Chico Banza
Club: Zamalek
Zamalek will play against Port Djibouti in the first leg of the CAF Champions League preliminary round.
Banza scored the goal in the 37th minute with a header following a corner kick cross.
Chico Banza became the first foreign player to score for Zamalek in the CAF Champions League since Tunisian Seifeddine Jaziri's goal against Esperance in the 2023 edition.
The Angolan player managed to score 3 goals and provide 2 assists in 33 matches throughout last season, while he scored 2 goals and provided 1 assist in 4 matches during the current season.
Mohamed Shata had scored Zamalek's first goal.
This goal marks Zamalek's first in the CAF Champions League tournament in three years.
Zamalek's last goal in the tournament dates back to their match against Sudan's Al-Merrikh on March 31, 2023.
Nasser Mansi scored Zamalek's last goal in the tournament against Al-Merrikh, in a match that ended 4-3 in favor of the White Knights.
Nasser Mansi had scored a hat-trick in that match.
Zamalek missed participation in the tournament since that time until returning after winning the Egyptian Premier League title last season.
