Back to Football
Breaking ⚽ Football 3 min read

Who are next for Sundowns and Pirates in the CAF Champions League?

NI

Nick Said

Published 1 hour ago

The opponents for Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates in the second round of the CAF Champions League have been revealed, with teams from Angola and Namibia standing in the way of a group-stage place.

[p]Those ties will be played over the weekends of October 16-18 and 23-25.[/p][p] [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mamelodi-sundowns/lxZ6Bzh6/"]Mamelodi Sundowns[/a] vs Wiliete (Angola)[/b][/p][p]Sundowns have a tricky second-round tie against Angolan side Wiliete, who eased past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/foresters/ELM3WgvF/"]Foresters[/a] from Seychelles in the previous stage with a 5-0 aggregate win.[/p][p]Wiliete won the first leg [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/foresters-fc-ELM3WgvF/wiliete-2kqSBS5P/?mid=rN1oJzIE"]4-0[/a] at home and the second [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/foresters-fc-ELM3WgvF/wiliete-2kqSBS5P/?mid=Gz0gHEnR"]1-0[/a] ‘away’ in a game that was also played in Angola, as the islanders do not have a suitable stadium.[/p][p]Wiliete debuted in the Champions League last season but lost 5-0 on aggregate to Young Africans from Tanzania in the first round.[/p][p]They are currently on a five-game unbeaten run in domestic and continental football and, while Sundowns will be heavy favourites, should not be underestimated.[/p][p]Wiliete are based in the Angolan city of Benguela but played their home tie against Foresters in Lubango, almost 900 kilometres from the capital, Luanda.[/p][embed guid="eff908ee-d9fb-4d94-a8e2-e24e19c044c9" url="https://x.com/orlandopirates/status/2098826633171861661?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orlando-pirates/p4SF9EMI/"]Orlando Pirates[/a] vs [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/african-stars/zsPjekRm/"]African Stars[/a] (Namibia)[/b][/p][p]Pirates come up against Namibian champions African Stars, who are no strangers to them after the teams met in the second round in the 2018/19 season.[/p][p]That was a hard-fought tie in which Pirates were held 0-0 at home and then went to Namibia and won 1-0.[/p][p]It might not be so close this time around, though, with Pirates expected to advance comfortably.[/p][p]Stars edged Mangasport from Gabon on the away-goals rule in a superb first-round effort in which their opponents were favourites.[/p][p]They lost [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/african-stars-zsPjekRm/mangasport-tjpnpSxo/?mid=KUPiZn8C"]3-1[/a] away from home but managed a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/african-stars-zsPjekRm/mangasport-tjpnpSxo/?mid=QTiPGvho"]2-0[/a] victory in a fixture that was played at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Pretoria, as Stars have no suitable home ground.[/p][infobox id="584d9683-f419-4696-8cb3-c155213092a0" /]

Related stories

⚽ Football New

Chelsea's Alonso yearns for 'boring game' after thrilling home draw with Hull

AFP
⚽ Football New

De Zerbi apologises to Spurs fans after Everton stalemate extends goal drought

AFP
⚽ Football New

Arteta says 'unacceptable' penalty decisions could derail Arsenal's title bid

AFP
⚽ Football New

Liverpool boss Iraola insists 'tired' players must adapt to busy schedule

AFP
⚽ Football New

Messi extends scoring streak against Nashville as Inter Miami battle to draw

AFP
⚽ Football New

Black Princesses eliminated from U-20 World Cup after heavy defeat to France

Owuraku Ampofo