Mamelodi Sundowns get their CAF Champions League group stage campaign underway against DR Congo Linafoot side Saint-Eloi Lupopo later today.
Marcelo Allende discusses Mamelodi Sundowns’ must-win match against St Eloi Lupopo
FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo will play their CAF Champions League match against Mamelodi Sundowns without suspended defender Dieumerci Mukoko Amale.
The Confederation of African Football have dismissed Orlando Pirates’ complaint against Saint-Eloi Lupopo for fielding ineligible players in their Second preliminary match.
Rulani Mokwena reflects on MC Alger’s challenging CAF Champions League group draw
CAF CL: Mamelodi Sundowns paired with former coach Rhulani Mokwena’s MC Alger
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo head coach Guy Bukasa has revealed he was genuinely taken aback by Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou’s decision to start the decisive CAF Champions League tie without a traditional center-forward.
Orlando Pirates Assistant Coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has leapt to the defense of young attacker Yanela Mbuthuma, urging him to bounce back quickly after his penalty miss sealed the club’s dramatic and heartbreaking elimination from the CAF Champions League.
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo head coach Guy Bukasa was brimming with pride after guiding his Democratic Republic of Congo side to the CAF Champions League group stage by eliminating South African giants Orlando Pirates in a dramatic penalty shootout.
Orlando Pirates produced one of their most spirited continental performances in recent memory, mounting a spectacular comeback that ultimately ended in agonizing defeat via a penalty shootout against Congolese side Lupopo in the CAF Champions League second preliminary round.