Orlando Pirates had been held to a 0-0 draw at residence by MC Alger of Algeria on Wednesday, however nonetheless superior to the CAF Champions League semi-finals.
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Orlando Pirates gained the primary leg of the quarter-final 1-0 in Algiers final week by means of a Mohau Nkota aim and progressed to the penultimate stage of the premier African membership competitors 1-0 on combination.
South Africa vs Egypt
The semi-finals this month will pit South African and Egyptian golf equipment in opposition to one another for locations within the two-leg remaining.
Mamelodi Sundowns face file 12-time Champions League winners Al Ahly whereas Orlando Pirates meet Pyramids, the one semi-finalists to not have gained the competitors.
Orlando Pirates had been the one group winners to achieve the quarter-finals, with Al Hilal of Sudan, FAR Rabat of Morocco and Esperance of Tunisia all eradicated.
Mouloudia got here to Soweto on the outskirts of Johannesburg assured of overturning the combination deficit and the previous champions had a number of late possibilities to win the second leg and power a penalty shootout.
Abdelkader Menezia had a strong header saved by completely positioned goalkeeper Sipho Chaine, then fellow substitute Ivorian Kipre Zunon wasted a close-range probability by blazing huge.
Orlando Pirates additionally had an added-time scoring alternative as one other substitute, Tshegofatso Mabasa, swivelled within the space and his low shot struck the bottom of the far put up.
The South African membership are aiming for a 3rd remaining look.
They beat ASEC Mimosas of the Ivory Coast within the 1995 title decider, however misplaced to Ahly 18 years later.
Semi-finals
The 2-leg semi-finals are scheduled for the weekends of 18/19 and 25/26 April.
The ultimate can be a two-leg affair and scheduled for Might 24 and June 1.
The primary leg of the ultimate will probably be hosted by the winner of the Mamelodi Sundowns-Al Ahly conflict.
The general winner will take residence $4 million (R79 million).
Al Ahly are the defending champions.
Which two sides will progress to the CAF Champions League remaining?
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