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CAF Champions League semi-finals: Stars to watch

AFP · 1 year ago

An all-star CAF Champions League semi-finals cast pits Esperance of Tunisia against Al Ahly of Egypt and Wydad Casablanca of Morocco against Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa.

CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals: Five things to know

AFP · 1 year ago

A new name will be engraved on the CAF Confederation Cup trophy this season as the Moroccan near monopoly of the competition comes to an end.

Coach says champions Sundowns 'so good winning is easy'

AFP · 1 year ago

Mamelodi Sundowns are "so good winning is easy", said coach Rhulani Mokwena after stretching an unbeaten South African Premiership run to 23 games with a 2-0 win at Marumo Gallants on Saturday.

Esperance must play in empty stadium after crowd trouble

AFP · 1 year ago

Tunisian club Esperance will host Egyptian outfit Al Ahly behind closed doors in a CAF Champions League semi-final on May 12 after crowd trouble in the previous round.

Calls for probe after Moroccan football fan dies

AFP · 1 year ago

Morocco should investigate alleged failures that led to a football fan's death when a massive crowd filled a Casablanca stadium beyond capacity, a local official told AFP on Sunday.

Crowd trouble in Tunisia as Esperance reach CAF Champions League semis

AFP · 1 year ago

Clashes between police and spectators in Tunisia delayed a CAF Champions League quarter-final by 45 minutes on Saturday before local club Esperance survived a tense finish to march on.

Stand-in goalkeeper stars as Wydad squeeze into semis

AFP · 1 year ago

Stand-in Wydad Casablanca goalkeeper Youssef el Motie starred as the CAF Champions League title-holders scraped into the semi-finals with a 4-3 victory on penalties over Simba of Tanzania.

Fathy gives Ahly two-goal lead in clash of African club titans

AFP · 1 year ago

Hamdy Fathy scored to clinch a 2-0 win for Al Ahly of Egypt over Raja Casablanca of Morocco on Saturday in the major attraction of the CAF Champions League quarter-finals first legs.

South African 'Mourinho' targets continental glory with Sundowns

AFP · 1 year ago

Rhulani Mokwena is a suave 36-year-old South African who grew up dreaming of being a lawyer, but now lays down the law at Mamelodi Sundowns, the dominant football club in the country.

Moroccan armed forces club FAR favourites to lift CAF Cup

AFP · 1 year ago

Moroccan armed forces club and former African champions, FAR Rabat will be the team to beat in the CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage this season.

Kahraba stars as Ahly eye African title after surviving scare

AFP · 1 year ago

Egyptian giants Al Ahly will hope for more goals from Mahmoud Kahraba as they chase a record-extending 11th CAF Champions League title having survived a huge group-stage scare.

Sundowns hammer African giants Ahly to secure last-eight place

AFP · 2 years ago

South African club Mamelodi Sundowns became the second qualifiers for the CAF Champions League quarter-finals after hammering mighty Egyptian visitors Al Ahly 5-2 in Pretoria on Saturday.

Youngster Al Juwayr sends Al Hilal into Club World Cup semis

AFP · 2 years ago

Teenager Musab Al Juwayr scored the crucial spot kick as Al Hilal beat CAF Champions League winners Wydad Casablanca 5-3 on penalties (1-1 after extra time) on Saturday to set-up a Club World Cup semi-final with Flamengo.

Real Madrid expected to continue European dominance of Club World Cup

AFP · 2 years ago

One of the last Club World Cups in its current format begins on Wednesday in Morocco, where Real Madrid will be favourites to continue Europe's dominance of the much-maligned FIFA competition.

Richards Bay second in South Africa despite own goal, penalty miss

AFP · 2 years ago

South African Premiership surprise side Richards Bay conceded an own goal and missed a penalty in a 1-1 draw at SuperSport United on Sunday that kept them second.

Nigerian club Plateau collapse in Libya to lose CAF Cup play-off

AFP · 2 years ago

Nigerian club Plateau United crashed out of the CAF Confederation Cup on Wednesday with a late collapse in Libya costing them a group place.

Nigerian clubs crush Libyan rivals in CAF Cup play-offs

AFP · 2 years ago

Nigerian football supporters had two reasons to celebrate on Wednesday as Rivers United and Plateau United scored nine goals between them in CAF Confederation Cup play-off triumphs.

Fallen African giants Mazembe to face South African rookies Royal

AFP · 2 years ago

Former Club World Cup runners-up TP Mazembe will take a first step toward becoming African club giants again when they face South African side Royal AM during November.

Champions Wydad make statement by crushing Rivers Utd

AFP · 2 years ago

Captain Yahya Jabrane and Bouly Sambou scored twice each as title-holders Wydad Casablanca crushed Rivers United of Nigeria 6-0 on Sunday in a CAF Champions League qualifier.