Soccer-Al Ahly to face Esperance in African Champions League final

Soccer Football - CAF Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Al Ahly v TP Mazembe - Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt - April 26, 2024 TP Mazembe's Zemanga Soze in action with Al Ahly's Mohamed Hany and Ahmed Koka REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

CAIRO (Reuters) - Defending champions Al Ahly of Egypt will take on perennial rivals Esperance of Tunisia in this year’s African Champions League final after winning their semi-finals on Friday.

Al Ahly, who have won five of the last seven editions and a record 11 in total, overcame TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Cairo and Esperance pulled off a surprise 1-0 win over South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns in Pretoria.