Esperance knock-out Sundowns to book CAF Champions League final.
Esperance soaked up constant pressure from Mamelodi Sundowns to advance 2-0 overall.
Esperance soaked up constant pressure from Mamelodi Sundowns to advance 2-0 overall.
Brazilian Yan Sasse scored to give Esperance of Tunisia a 1-0 victory over Mamelodi Sundowns in a tense CAF Champions League semi-final first leg.
Mamelodi Sundowns are through to the CAF Champions League semi-finals after narrowly beating Young Africans 3-2 in a penalty shootout.
Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa reclaimed first place in a tightly-contested CAF Champions League Group A despite being held 0-0 by Pyramids of Egypt in Pretoria on Sunday.
South African club Mamelodi Sundowns lost for the first time in 17 CAF Champions League matches when going down 1-0 to TP Mazembe in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday.
Thabang Sesinyi scored to give Jwaneng Galaxy of Botswana a stunning 1-0 away victory over Wydad Casablanca of Morocco on Saturday in a CAF Champions League first-round group match.
South African club Orlando Pirates suffered a shock loss while north African outfits flexed their muscles on Sunday in CAF Champions League last-32 first-leg qualifiers.
Zakhele Lepasa took impressive domestic scoring form into the CAF Champions League on Saturday by snatching the goal that gave Orlando Pirates of South Africa a 1-0 win over Djabal of Comoros.
Defender Mohamed Abdelmonem equalised on the night as Al Ahly of Egypt drew 1-1 at Wydad Casablanca of Morocco on Sunday to win the CAF Champions League for a record-extending 11th time.
Holders Wydad Casablanca of Morocco equalised twice to draw 2-2 with Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa on Saturday, and book a second straight CAF Champions League final against Al Ahly of Egypt.