Mamelodi Sundowns will be hoping to make a good start in the CAF Champions League semi-final first-leg against Esperance de Tunis on Saturday evening at Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi.
CAF Champions League
Teams: ES Tunis v Mamelodi Sundowns
Date: 20 April 2024
Venue: Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi
Time: 21h00
Sundowns made it through to the semi-finals after edging Young Africans 3-2 on penalties after a goalless draw on aggregate.
The Brazilians have played three matches since then, the last of which was a 2-2 draw against Moroka Swallows in the DStv Premiership on Monday.
Masandawana had a two-goal cushion after goals by Teboho Mokoena and Marcelo Allende but the Birds rallied from behind, as goals by Augustine Mahlonoko and Gabadinho Mhango levelled the encounter.
ES Tunis, similarly, booked their spot in the semi-finals after beating ASEC Mimosas 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw on aggregate.
The Tunisian giants have played only one game since then, a 1-1 draw against Monastir last Sunday in the Tunisian Ligue 1 table.
The sides last met in the 2016/17 CAF Champions League group stages, where Esperance had the upper hand after winning 2-1 in Tshwane and held out to a goalless draw in Rades on home soil.
Here's how they line-up:
Mamelodi Sundowns: Williams, Kekana, Mudau, Mvala, Lunga, Modiba, Aubaas, Lorch, Allende, Zwane, Riberio
Subs: D.Onyango, Lebusa, B.Onyango, Mbule, Morena, Maseko, Maema, Shalulile, Maboe
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