Mamelodi Sundowns against Al Ahly – Giants Clash in the CAF Champions League – semi -final

One of the great modern rivals of the CAF Champions League will be resumed on Saturday, since Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa in Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria will be held in a semi-finals in a semi-finals clash together with Egypt.

Sundowns are intelligent with a 2-1 half-final loss of Nedbank Cup against Kaizer bosses, which felled her hopes. However, this offers you the opportunity to concentrate all of your resources on the Champions League and the Betway Premiership.

Masandawana has had an excellent record against Al Ahly in recent years. However, Ahly was more consistent in the CAF Champions League. Sundowns have been a power plant in African football in the past decade, but only won the Champions League 2016 and the 2023 African Football League to show this.

The defense of Champions Aly is the most successful team in African football history with 12 Champions League titles for their names.

Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso lost the final against Ahly last season while he was responsible for Tunisia’s Espérance. After beating his former club in the quarter -finals of this season with sunset, he will now try to achieve the score with the Egyptian giants.

Key details:

Date: Saturday, April 19 at 3:00 p.m. cat (1:00 p.m. GMT, 9:00 a.m.

Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

As you can see: the match is available for super sports.

Team messages:

Mothobi Mvala, Lebo Mothiba and Themba Zwane missed the 2-1 semi-final defeat from Sundowns against Kaizer Chiefs, although Cardoso said two weeks ago they were close to fitness. Rivaldo Coetzee and Siyabonga Mabena are further long -term injuries for Masandawana.

According to the Egyptian publication of Masrawy, Al Aly was extended a double injury strike in the 1-1 draw in the Egyptian Premier League with the CAF Champions League semi-finalists FC.

Attiat Allah suffered a thigh pollution and his replacement in left -back, Karim El Debes, suffered an ankle injury. The extent of both knocks is unclear.

Expected lineups:

Mamelodi Sundowns

GK Ronwen Williams

Lb aubrey modiba | CB Grant Kekana | CB Lucas Suárez | RB Khuliso Mudau

Cm Marcelo Allende | Cm Teboho Mokoena | Cm Jayden Adams

LW Peter Shalulile | St iqraam Rayners | RW Lucas Ribeiro Costa

Al Ahly

GK Mohamed elshenawy

LB Karim El Debes | CB Ramy Rabia | CB Achraf Dari | RB Mohamed Hany

CM Marwan Attia | CM Akram Tawfik

LW Achraf Bencharki | I’m nejc Gradišar | RW Emam Ascheur

St. Wessam Abou Ali

Statistics:

Al Ahly won four of the last five titles of CAF Champions League.

Mamelodi Sundowns are unbeaten in her last seven games against Al Ahly (4 W, 3 D).