One spot left as Al Ahly host Hilal in a do-or-die clash

Record African champions AL Ahly will host Sudanese giants Al Hilal in a fierce Group B battle for the only quarterfinal slot left in the CAF Champions League.

Already, seven teams have sealed their last eight slots ahead of the ultimate day of the group stages on Saturday.

Denis Onyango’s Mamelodi Sundowns have already grabbed on slot in the group leaving Ahly and Hila to fight for the other.

The two sides meet on Saturday night at the Cairo International Stadium for the clash as Sundowns host already eliminated Coton Sport from Cameroon in Pretoria.

The South African lead with 11 points, followed by Al Hila and AL AHly with 10 and seven, respectively.

That means a draw against Ahly will be enough, as the Egyptian giants need an outright win from the match.

The seven who have already qualified are; CR Belouizdad (Algeria), Esperance Tunis (Tunisia), JS Kabylie (Algeria), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Raja CA (Morocco), Simba SC (Tanzania) and defending champions Wydad AC (Morocco)

CAF Champions League – April 1st fixtures

Group A

5 pm: Petro de Luanda vs AS vita Club – Luanda, Angola

10 pm: Wydad Casablanca vs JS Kabylie – Casablanca, Morocco

Group B

9 pm: Al Ahly vs Al Hilal, Cairo, Egypt

9 pm: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Coton Sport, Pretoria, South Africa

Group C – results

Horoya 2-0 Vipers

Raja Casablanca 3-1 Simba

Group D

Zamalek 4-3 Al Merreikh

11 pm: Esperance vs CR Belouizdad – Tunis, Tunisia