CAF Champions League: Al Ahly, Sundowns and Pyramids FC into the semi-finals
With Orlando Pirates v MC Alger still to come on Wednesday, the three sides already through to the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League
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Al Ahly beat Al Hilal again
Al Ahly are in the semi-finals yet again, and it is becoming a habit for the Cairo club. After a 1-0 win in the first leg, the Egyptian side did the job again against Al Hilal in the return in Nouakchott. The only goal of the game was scored by Emam Ashour in the 80th minute.
AS FAR win, but only for pride
AS FAR could not make up the first-leg deficit against Pyramids FC. Beaten 4-1 in Egypt, the Moroccan club won the second leg 2-0 in Oujda thanks to Youssef El Fahli and Joel Beya. It was not enough to reach the semi-finals. Fiston Mayele, Ibrahim Adel and Pyramids FC are through to the last four.
Mamelodi Sundowns hold firm in Tunisia
The 1-0 win in the first leg in South Africa made all the difference. Mamelodi Sundowns held out in the return against Espérance de Tunis in Tunisia. It finished 0-0, and the South Africans join the last four of the CAF Champions League.