The continental competitions head to the penultimate stage after grueling duels in the last stage, which also witnessed surprising results
GOAL dissects the teams that progressed to the semi-finals of both the Caf Champions League and Confederation Cup after two-legged duels.
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The Angolan side produced a shocking result in the quarter-final after eliminating the pre-tournament favourites, Mamelodi Sundowns.
At home, they registered a 2-1 victory before holding Masandawana – who had convincing results in the competition this season – to a 1-1 draw in Johannesburg in the second leg.
The Angolan side will play Wydad AC in the last four.
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Pitso Mosimane’s side secured their passage to the semis after a hard fight against Raja Casablanca.
The reigning champions were 2-1 first-leg winners – although the Moroccan side claimed those were refereeing controversies – before the second leg ended in a 1-1 draw at a fully-packed Mohamed V Stadium.
The Egyptian giants will now face ES Setif of Algeria in the next stage.
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The Moroccan outfit maneuvered past CR Belouizdad of Algeria in the quarter-finals.
They registered a 1-0 win away from home before the return leg in the Casablanca showdown ended in a goalless draw.
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The Algerian club saw off their North Africans opponents, ES Tunis of Tunisia.
After they were held to a goalless draw at home in the first-leg, ES Setif managed to register a slim but crucial 1-0 victory on April 23.