It was a weekend of mixed fortunes for Zambia captain Rainford Kalaba and striker Emmanuel Mayuka in their respectively continental engagements over the weekend in the last 16 of the 2016 CAF Champions League.
In Casablanca, TP Mazembe lost 2-0 away to Wydad Casalanca of Morocco on Sunday.
Defender Kabaso Chongo played the full 90 minutes, Kalaba was substituted in the 58th minute while midfielder Nathan Sinkala came on in the 70th minute.
In Kinshasa on the same day, Mamelodi Sundowns lost 1-0 away to AS Vita.
Goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene was on the bench for the visiting side from South Africa.
At Petro Sport Stadium in Cairo, Zamalek beat MO Bejaia of Algeria 2-0.
Mayuka came from the bench in the 84th minute with Zamalek already leading 2-0.
Return leg dates will be played during the mid-week dates of April 19-20.
Winners over both legs will qualify to the Champions League group stage that kicks off in June while the losers will be relegated to the pre-group stage of the 2016 Confederation Cup in May where they will face the winners from the ongoing second round engagements of the second tier continental club tournament.
