North African Teams Dominate CAF Champions League As Mamelodi Sundowns and Petro De Luanda Represent the South

• Northern Africa has six sides who are still in the running to win the CAF Champions League competition
• Southern Africa will be represented by Mamelodi Sundowns from South Africa and Petro de Luanda from Angola
• The draw for the quarter-final stages of the CAF Champions League will take place tomorrow afternoon

Mamelodi Sundowns will not only represent South Africa but all of Southern Africa, in the CAF Champions League quarterfinals.

Sundowns booked their spot in the final eight, topping Group A ahead of Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly.

Al Ahly left it later to book their spot, beating Al Hilal 1-0 last night. Al Hilal went into the game knowing that they stood a slight chance of pipping Al Ahly to the last spot, provided they beat the Egyptians by a big margin.

Hussein El Shahat scored in the 74th minute for the Egyptians, though, to ensure they would win the encounter 1-0, Soccer Laduma reported.

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The draw for the quarterfinals will now take place tomorrow afternoon. The draw for the CAF Confederation Cup will also be held tomorrow. Orlando Pirates are still in that tournament.

Of the eight teams that have made it, six teams are all from North Africa, while two are from Southern Africa. Sundowns and Petro de Luanda are the only Southern African sides heading into the draw.

The eight teams that have qualified are Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Al Ahly (Egypt), Raja Casablanca (Morocco), ES Sétif (Algeria), Espérance ST (Tunisia), CR Belouizdad (Algeria), Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco) and Petro de Luanda (Angola).

Mamelodi Sundowns defeat Sudan's Al Merrikh in the CAF Champions League, scoring 3 goals to top Group A

Mamelodi Sundowns maintained their unbeaten run in the CAF Champions League when they breezed past Al Merrikh 3-0. Masandawana welcome back fans to the stadium for the encounter with the Sudanese side and gave their fans a perfect welcome back gift.

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Sundowns went into the game knowing that they had already qualified for the quarter-final stage of the competition but didn’t get complacent because of that, Sports Brief earlier reported.

Sundowns started much the stronger side and Surprise Ralani came close to scoring twice in the opening few minutes for the hosts. Sundowns would eventually take the lead in the 15th minute when George Maluleka headed home. Maluleka has not featured much for the Brazilians but made his chance count.