The CAF Confederations Cup semi-final pairings have been confirmed after the weekend’s quarter final second leg matches.
Egyptian moneybags Pyramids will face Morocco’s Raja Casablanca while Coton Sport of Cameroon take on JS Kabylie of Algeria.
Qualification path:
Enyimba 1 Pyramids 1 (aggregate 2-5 Pyramids)
Last season’s runner-ups Pyramids of Egypt reached the semifinals for the second time in as many appearances, after holding Nigeria’s Enyimba to a 1-1 draw on Sunday.
Holding a handsome 5-1 lead from the first leg, the Egyptians went to Nigeria knowing that the hosts needed something special to beat them, in a match marred with controversies including allegations of the use of Juju by the homeside.
Pyramids reached the semis winning 5-2 on aggregate after winning the first leg 4-1 in Cairo last weekend.
Raja Casablanca 4 Orlando Pirates 0 (aggregate 5-1 Raja Casablanca)
Former champions Raja Club Athletic put up a sensational first half performance to beat South Africa’s Orlando Pirates 4-0 on the day and 5-1 on aggregate as the Green Eagles stormed into the semi-finals.
Jaaraf 2 Coton Sport 1 (aggregate 2-2, Coton Sport sail through on away goals rule)
Cameroon’s Coton Sport held on to qualify to the semi-finals on the away goal rule, despite losing the second leg 2-1 to the Senegalese side in Dakar.
The game ended 2-2 on aggregate with Coton having won the first leg 1-0 in Garoua last weekend.
JS Kabylie 1 CS Sfaxien 1 (aggregate 2-1 JS Kabylie)
Algerian side JS Kabilye sailed through to the semi-finals of the Total CAF Confederation Cup despite drawing 1-1 at home with Tunisia’s CS Sfaxien in the second leg played on Saturday at the Tizi-Ouzou Stadium.
Kabilye went through with a 2-1 aggregate score having won the first leg 1-0 in Sfax last weekend.