Es sétif vs AmaZulu

ES Setif made up for the 1-0 loss they suffered against AmaZulu in South Africa a fortnight ago, enhancing their chances of making it into the ...

In the 64th minute, they came close when a cross from Augustine Mulenga found the path of Tapelo Xoki, but the midfielder headed wide. Amazulu struggled to create chances and had two sniffs at goal in the opening exchanges. After playing a one-two with Zoubir Motrani, his shot was blocked by AmaZulu goalkeeper Veli Mothwa.

AmaZulu coach Benni McCarthy believes playing ES Setif without their fans in the Caf Champions League group stages clash at the 8 May 1945 Stadium in ...

When you play in the SA league, it is against teams that you know very well, but now you are up against teams like Setif with players you didn’t know before. And if we beat Setif, we will almost have one foot in the qualification round already. “The pressure is not so much, even though Setif is a very good team and they will come with good quality football for us.

AmaZulu will be looking to increase their chances of qualifying for the CAF Champions League quarter-finals when they visit ES Setif on Saturday evening.

ES Setif, on the other hand, had a perfect start in the group after edging Horoya 1-0 but they have since lost back-to-back games against Raja Casablanca and Usuthu, also both by a 1-0 scoreline. Benni McCarthy's charges sit second in the section with six points, three points behind leaders Raja and will all but book a spot in the quarter-finals if they complete a double over the Black Eagles. After losing their opening Group B clash against Raja Casablanca, Usuthu recovered with back-to-back wins over Horoya and ES Setif both by the 1-0 scoreline.