FOOTBALL – TELMA CUP OF MADAGASCAR

Four matches counting for the round of 16 of the Madagascar Cup will be held in the capital, while the four in the regions. Four of the matches will take place on Saturday and four on Sunday. The freshly champion club of Madagascar, Fosa Juniors FC, must go through FC Rouge d’Analamanga, Uscafoot scorer, this Saturday in Ambohidratrimo, to get closer to the double. Cup-winning side Elgeco Plus will try to retain their title and play on home soil against FC Mahavatsy of Analanjirofo on Saturday. The national vice-champion in 2022, Ajesaia, eliminated in the OPL semi-finals, will face another OPL club, Dato FC, on Sunday in Ambohidratrimo. And CFFA, national champion of the previous season and eliminated at the start of the Play-offs, will have the opportunity to come back if he manages to outclass EFFCA MI 20 FC of Analamanga on Sunday, still at Ambohidratrimo. In Antsirabe, Disciples FC will host ASJM of Androy on Saturday, while AS Fanalamanga, finalist of the OPL, will host Kakambary FC of Analanjirifo at the Barikadimy stadium. And the match in Mahajanga will be the remake of the Pro D2 final between Tsaramandroso Formation and ASA from Nosy Be. The title was won during the previous season by the Ilians.