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Stellenbosch FC bravely ground out a convincing 2-0 victory over Stade Malien at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup in their maiden attempt.

It was a stellar achievement since the ebullient Cape Winelands outfit had played their third game away from home in a week.

Two of the matches were Confederation Cup Group B encounters played in a near-empty stadium at Loftus in Pretoria, some 1 500km from their Stellenbosch base, and they unable to call on crowd support or home-ground advantage.

They were up against the Mali champions Stade Malien, an experienced club side who have played Champions League and Confederation Cup many times.

They are 27-time Premier League champions of Mali, and they won the Confederation Cup once.