Orlando Pirates vs MC Alger, 2024-25 CAF Champions League, Quarterfinals
Apr 9, 2025, 4:00 PM · 2nd Leg - Orlando Pirates advance 1-0 on aggregateAbout
Game Information
4:00 PM, Wed, Apr 9, 2025
Venue: Orlando Stadium
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Line-Ups
Orlando Pirates (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Sipho Chaine (GK) |
| 5 | Nkosinathi Sibisi |
| 38 | Mbekezeli Mbokazi |
| 27 | Tapelo Xoki |
| 7 | Deon Hotto |
| 30 | Dean David Van Rooyen |
| 16 | Thalente Mbatha |
| 3 | Relebohile Ratomo  |
| 8 | Makhehlene Makhaula |
| 17 | Evidence Makgopa |
| 33 | Mohau Nkota |
MC Alger (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Toufik Moussaoui (GK) |
| 5 | Ayoub Abdellaoui |
| 19 | Ayoub Ghezala |
| 3 | Merwane Khelif |
| 20 | Mohamed Réda Halaimia |
| 6 | Mohamed Benkhemassa |
| 8 | Zakaria Draoui |
| 38 | Akram Bouras |
| 35 | Mohamed Bangoura |
| 21 | Larbi Tabti |
| 24 | Zakaria Naidji |
CAF Champions League News
Petro de Luanda now sit in third place in the Sahara conference after defeating Ville de Dakar 76-67.
A last-gasp own goal gave Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa an upset result over holders Al Ahly on Friday and a place against another Egyptian club, Pyramids, in next month's African Champions League final.
Orlando Pirates and Pyramids only had one shot each on target in the first leg of their CAF Champions League semi-final at FNB Stadium, which unsurprisingly ended in a 0-0 draw.
Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly played to a 0-0 draw in the first CAF Champions League semifinal leg at Loftus Versfeld, and so it all comes down to the second leg in Cairo as a winner-takes-all contest.
Fresh off progression to the Nedbank Cup final, Orlando Pirates will host Pyramids FC at FNB Stadium on Saturday, in the first leg of their CAF Champions League semi-final.