over Sudan’s Al Hilal
The ultimate 4 groups for the 2024/25 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League have been confirmed, following an intense spherical of quarter-final fixtures that presentcased the easiest of African membership soccer.
For the primary time within the competition’s fashionable period, South Africa and Egypt will every be represented by two golf equipment within the semi-finals, organising two heavyweight North vs South African clashes.
Report 12-time champions and title holders Al Ahly of Egypt continued their pursuit of an unprecedented thirteenth crown with a 2-0 mixture win over Al Hilal of Sudan.
They are going to now face Mamelodi Sundowns, who edged Tunisiaís Esperance Sportive de Tunis 1-0 over two legs in what has grow to be one of many nice fashionable rivalries in African soccer.
Orlando Pirates secured their semi-final place after a hard-fought goalless draw at residence to MC Alger, constructing on their first-leg 1-0 win in Algiers. This end result sees the South African giants return to the semi-finals of Africaís premier membership competitors for the primary time since 2013.
Pyramids FC, in the meantime, made historical past by reaching the CAF Champions League semi-finals for the primary time of their historical past. Regardless of a 2-0 second-leg defeat to Moroccoís FAR Rabat, their emphatic 4-1 first-leg triumph in Cairo was sufficient to see them by means of 4-3 on mixture.
The Cairo-based membership will now face Orlando Pirates in what guarantees to be an exciting contest.
The 4 semi-finalists will battle for a spot within the two-legged TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Last scheduled for Could and June.—CAF
