El Masry SC 1, Kaizer Chiefs 2

POLOKWANE, South Africa (Interstat) — Kaizer Chiefs opened its CAF Confederation Cup campaign with a 2-1 comeback victory over Egypt’s El Masry SC on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, at Peter Mokaba Stadium, overcoming an early deficit with two goals in a frantic three-minute span. The match, a first-leg encounter in the continental competition’s playoff round, defied a pregame projection from Interstat that forecast a 1-1 draw. The data firm’s ELO rating system had given the South African side a 79.4% probability to win, a figure that seemed in jeopardy for much of the contest before a dramatic second-half turnaround. El… Read more...