A draw for AL Hilal against Al Ahly will be enough, as the Egyptian giants need an outright win from the match.
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.
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STARS ABROAD Onyango to be crowned for the 10th time as Sundowns prepare league victory party
Onyango previously won the Premier Soccer League titles three times with Supersport United from 207 to 2010, then with Mamelodi Sundowns from 2015/16, and then from 2017 to last year, consecutively.
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
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