MC Alger will turn out to be the sixth totally different Algerian aspect that Orlando Pirates have confronted in CAF continental competitors when the Buccaneers tackle the present Algerian Ligue 1 league leaders on Tuesday night time.
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Jose Riveiro and his males are at the moment in Algiers for his or her all-important CAF Champions League quarter-final first leg encounter that will likely be held on the 5 July 1962 Olympic Stadium.
Kick-off is at 21:00 (SA time).
This is not going to be this present squad’s first time on the 67 000-seater stadium as they competed towards one other Algerian outfit, CR Belouizdad, within the group phases of the competitors.
The second leg will likely be performed on Wednesday, 9 April at 18:00.
The Soweto giants have performed towards Algerian groups on 9 earlier events:
1996 CAF Tremendous Cup Ultimate
A couple of months after lifting the 1995 CAF Champions Cup, the Buccaneers met JS Kabylie within the closing of the Tremendous Cup.
The match, which was performed on the FNB Stadium, noticed the hosts clinch the title courtesy of a Bruce Ramokadi aim.
Orlando Pirates 1-0 JS Kabylie
1997 CAF Champions Cup – Group Stage
After profitable the Champions Cup and Tremendous Cup, Orlando Pirates confronted a setback the following yr, failing to win towards USM Alger and exiting the competitors.
USM Alger 2-1 Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates 1-1 USM Alger
2021 CAF Confederation Cup – Group Stage
The 2 matches towards ES Setif proved a tricky nut to crack. 180 minutes of soccer between these two sides failed to supply a aim.
A complete of 33 photographs between the 2 sides (solely seven on track) summarised the cagey nature of those matches.
Luckily for the Buccaneers, the outcomes noticed them qualify for the knockout phases (on 9 factors) on the expense of ES Setif who solely had 8 factors.
ES Setif 0-0 Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates 0-0 ES Setif
2022 CAF Confederation Cup – Group Stage
Orlando Pirates 2-0 JS Saoura
JS Saoura 0-2 Orlando Pirates
2024/25 CAF Champions League – Group Stage
An unfancied and pretty inexperienced Orlando Pirates staff arrived in Algeria with only a few giving Jose Riveiro and his fees an opportunity of getting a outcome towards CRB not to mention earn a victory.
However towards all odds, the Soweto aspect got here out on high courtesy of two objectives from Mohau Nkota.
The return leg that was performed at Orlando Stadium resulted in comparable style as the primary, with the hosts going 2-0 up courtesy of objectives from Relebohile Mofokeng and Thalente Mbatha, earlier than the guests clawed a aim again in the direction of the tip of the match.
CR Belouizdad 1-2 Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates 2-1 CR Belouizdad
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