Sundowns complete CAF CL quarters line-up
Mamelodi Sundowns filled the last CAF Champions League quarter-finals place after drawing 1-1 with FAR Rabat of Morocco in Pretoria on Sunday.
Mamelodi Sundowns filled the last CAF Champions League quarter-finals place after drawing 1-1 with FAR Rabat of Morocco in Pretoria on Sunday.
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A Thalente Mbatha thunderbolt helped Orlando Pirates of South Africa beat Chabab Belouizdad of Algeria 2-1 on Sunday and secure a CAF Champions League quarter-finals place.
Supersub Peter Shalulile helped Mamelodi Sundowns snatch a dramatic CAF Champions League group victory on Saturday, as FAR Rabat and Pyramids secured quarter-finals places.
Title-holders Al Ahly of Egypt surrendered a 27-match unbeaten record in the CAF Champions League after losing 1-0 away to Chabab Belouizdad of Algeria on Friday.
Orlando Pirates picked up yet another point from a possible six following their goalless draw to Stade d’Abidjan, while Sundowns picked up their first CAF Champions League win this season.
Ahead of Orlando Pirates’ CAF Champions League matchup with Egyptian powerhouse on Saturday, former Orlando Pirates midfielder Thabo Matlaba recalls his stunning equaliser against AL Ahly in the 2013 CAF Champions League final.
Mahmoud Kahraba of Al Ahly and Ibrahim Adel of Pyramids each netted twice as the Egyptian contenders went on scoring sprees when the CAF Champions League group stage began on Tuesday.
Stellenbosch reached the CAF Confederation Cup group stage at the first attempt despite playing 45 minutes with 10 men in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
CAF Champions League finalists Al Ahly of Egypt and Esperance of Tunisia boast amazing defensive records ahead of the second leg in Cairo.