The draw for this year’s CAF Champions League semi-final has been confirmed.
Kaizer Chiefs play Wydad Casablanca, with the two teams having already met in the group stages.
The South African side progressed despite losing 3-0 to Simba in the quarter-final second-leg clash on Saturday. Chiefs advanced to the last four for the first time in their history, winning the tie 4-3 on aggregate.
Wydad secured their place in the last four, after defeating Algerian club MC Alger 2-1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals.
Wydad thumped Chiefs 4-0 in a Group C encounter at home in February 2021, but Amakhosi won the reverse fixture 1-0 in Johannesburg last month.
The other semi-final tie will be between Al Ahly and Esperance, after they eliminated Mamelodi Sundowns and CR Belouzidad’s respectively.
Al Ahly, who are the defending champions, held Sundowns to a 1-1 draw in Pretoria on Saturday and qualified with a 3-1 aggregate.
Esperance progressed after seeing off Algerian side CR Belouizdad 3-2 on penalties in Rades on Saturday night following a 2-2 draw on aggregate in their quarter-final tie.
The two semi-final matches will be played next month.
The first-leg ties are scheduled to take place on June 18/19 and the return leg games will be played June 25/26.
The winners will advance to the final which will take place on July 17.
(Daily Post)
Kaizer Chiefs play Wydad Casablanca, with the two teams having already met in the group stages.
The South African side progressed despite losing 3-0 to Simba in the quarter-final second-leg clash on Saturday. Chiefs advanced to the last four for the first time in their history, winning the tie 4-3 on aggregate.
Wydad secured their place in the last four, after defeating Algerian club MC Alger 2-1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals.
Wydad thumped Chiefs 4-0 in a Group C encounter at home in February 2021, but Amakhosi won the reverse fixture 1-0 in Johannesburg last month.
The other semi-final tie will be between Al Ahly and Esperance, after they eliminated Mamelodi Sundowns and CR Belouzidad’s respectively.
Al Ahly, who are the defending champions, held Sundowns to a 1-1 draw in Pretoria on Saturday and qualified with a 3-1 aggregate.
Esperance progressed after seeing off Algerian side CR Belouizdad 3-2 on penalties in Rades on Saturday night following a 2-2 draw on aggregate in their quarter-final tie.
The two semi-final matches will be played next month.
The first-leg ties are scheduled to take place on June 18/19 and the return leg games will be played June 25/26.
The winners will advance to the final which will take place on July 17.
(Daily Post)
