Pirates kick off CAF Champions League campaign against Lesotho champs
MTN8 champions Orlando Pirates will begin their CAF Champions League campaign on Saturday in Bloemfontein, against Lesotho champions Lioli FC in the preliminary round first leg.
MTN8 champions Orlando Pirates will begin their CAF Champions League campaign on Saturday in Bloemfontein, against Lesotho champions Lioli FC in the preliminary round first leg.
Miguel Cardoso's men visit 30 June Stadium needing to score at least once, as the CAF Champions League uses away goals as a tiebreaker and Pyramids managed to snatch one in stoppage time in Pretoria.
South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns will host Egypt's Pyramids FC at Loftus Versfeld in the first leg of the CAF Champions League final on Saturday, and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams hopes to make 'millions happy'.
A last-gasp own goal gave Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa an upset result over holders Al Ahly on Friday and a place against another Egyptian club, Pyramids, in next month's African Champions League final.
Orlando Pirates and Pyramids only had one shot each on target in the first leg of their CAF Champions League semi-final at FNB Stadium, which unsurprisingly ended in a 0-0 draw.
Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly played to a 0-0 draw in the first CAF Champions League semifinal leg at Loftus Versfeld, and so it all comes down to the second leg in Cairo as a winner-takes-all contest.
Fresh off progression to the Nedbank Cup final, Orlando Pirates will host Pyramids FC at FNB Stadium on Saturday, in the first leg of their CAF Champions League semi-final.
One of the CAF Champions League's great modern rivalries will resume on Saturday as South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns host Egypt's Al Ahly in a semi-final first leg clash at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
Orlando Pirates will look to defend their 1-0 aggregate lead as they host MC Alger in the second leg of their CAF Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday April 9.
Mamelodi Sundowns will take a 1-0 lead into the second leg of their CAF Champions League quarter-final against Espérance as they visit Radès in Tunisia on Tuesday April 8.
Mamelodi Sundowns will host Espérance de Tunis at Loftus Versfeld on Tuesday April 1, in the first leg of a CAF Champions League quarter-final clash of African titans.
Orlando Pirates will visit Algeria's MC Alger at the Stade du 5-Juillet-1962 on April 1, looking to continue their unbeaten CAF Champions League campaign in the quarterfinal first leg.
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The kick-off of the new eight-team African Football League was confirmed for Oct. 20 by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who made the announcement at the Confederation of Africa Football's (CAF) General Assembly in Abidjan on Thursday.
Egyptian giants Al Ahly scored a late equaliser to secure a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the African Champions League final on Sunday and claim the title as they edged holders Wydad Casablanca of Morocco 3-2 on aggregate.
A football fan wielding a chainsaw was arrested at a CAF Champions League match in Tunis, a source at the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies, the inaugural women's CAF Champions League winners, will have it all to do as they look to defend their title in Morocco.
An African Super League is to be announced on Wednesday by Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe.
African football's governing body said it is considering a return to two-legged finals for its top club competition.
Champions Al Ahly will play South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns and Sudan's Al Hilal and Al Merrikh in Group A of the CAF Champions League.
CAF's first ever Women's Champions League proved to be a runaway success, but not for Nigeria, whose Rivers Angels endured a failed campaign.
Clubs from Guinea will not be allowed to play at home in African club competition matches over the next fortnight following a coup in the country.
Egypt giants Al Ahly sealed a record-extending 10th CAF Champions League title after they beat Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa in Saturday's final.
Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Hilal Omdurman | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
MC Alger | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 9 |
Young Africans | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
TP Mazembe | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
FAR Rabat | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 10 |
Mamelodi Sundowns | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 9 |
Raja Casablanca | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
AS Maniema Union | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Orlando Pirates | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 14 |
Al Ahly | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 10 |
CR Belouizdad | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 9 |
Stade d'Abidjan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -14 | 1 |
Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Esperance Sportive de Tunis | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 13 |
Pyramids FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 13 |
Sagrada Esperança | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 5 |
Djoliba | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -12 | 2 |