Wydad Casablanca defeated Etoile du Sahel 2-0 in the first-leg of their Caf Champions League quarter-final encounter at Stade Mohamed V on Saturday night.
The 2019 runners-up had a Mohammed Nahiri brace to thank for their victory on home turf, which puts them in a decent position heading into the reverse fixture in Tunisia.
Wydad were under pressure in the first-half from their visitors but held firm despite facing six shots on their goal, double the amount they could muster.
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However, Nahiri netted the opener for the hosts in the 11th-minute against the run of play after good work from Ismail El Haddad, and it stayed that way till the break.