ANALYSIS | Blunted Sundowns have Everest to climb in Cairo after Al Ahly draw at Loftus

Soccer-African Champions League semi-finals both end goalless

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Both African Champions League semi-final first-leg ties on Saturday ended goalless, giving Egyptian clubs Al Ahly and Pyramids an advantage for next weekend's return matches. Read full story

ANALYSIS | Blunted Sundowns have Everest to climb in Cairo after Al Ahly draw at Loftus

Mamelodi Sundowns, who were energised by the return of Themba Zwane, have a mountain to climb in Cairo next week after they were held to a goalless draw by Al-Ahly in the first leg of their CAF Champions League semi-final.

'They have not been the same since losing to Kaizer Chiefs'  – Fans react to Sundowns draw

Mamelodi Sundowns’ lacklustre performance against Al Ahly was blamed on last week’s defeat to Kaizer Chiefs. Masandawana were dumped out of the Nedbank Cup last weekend by Amakhosi despite being favourites in that match. The 2-1 defeat saw the Brazilians’ 13-match unbeaten run against Chiefs come to an end. On Saturday afternoon, Sundowns played to a goalless draw against Al Ahly in the first leg of the CAF Champions League semi-final. Despite h…

Marcelo Allende reveals that at the point of matches and matches he has managed to counter the advantages of the African rivals in the Mamelodi Sundowns. Chilean midfielder Marcelo Allende is close to getting the title of the Premier League of South Africa with the Mamelodi Sundowns, but they also fight for the step to the final of the Champions League of the CAF. The national midfielder team comes from matching without goals (0-0) for the outin…

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Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly have played to a goalless draw in the first leg semi-final of the CAF Champions League encounter held in Pretoria. The two African football giants could not be separated after 90 minutes. Sundowns and Ahly have now drawn six matches in total in the CAF Champions League. The two sides will meet each other again in the second leg match at the Cairo International Stadium next Friday. Many have regarded the semi-final e…

5 things we learnt from Mamelodi Sundowns’ draw against Al Ahly

Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly played to a goalless draw in their CAF Champions League semi-final first leg at Loftus Versfeld, setting up a tense second leg.