Orlando Pirates vs Al ahly Tripoli

Orlando Pirates are at home against Al-Ahli Tripoli in the second leg of the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals on Sunday.

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LIVE scoring and commentary from the CAF Confederation Cup semi-final second-leg clash between Orlando Pirates and Al Ahli Tripoli.

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Orlando Pirates will be determined to reach their second CAF Confederation Cup final when they host Al Ahli Tripoli in the second leg of their semi-final.

The Soweto giants lost the 2015 final to Tunisian side Etoile du Sahel. The Libyan side need to overturn the scoreline or match the first-leg result in their favour to stand any chance of progressing to the final. Orlando Pirates will be determined to reach their second CAF Confederation Cup final when they host Al Ahli Tripoli in the second leg of their semi-final.

Orlando Pirates legend Lucky Lekgwathi challenges Bucs players to treat their second leg Caf Confederation Cup against Al Ahli Tripoli as a final.

Like now for them they are already in the final and teams can come here and surprise you. They must play the second leg like it is a final. "They are not there by mistake.

Orlando Pirates have reached their third continental final in a decade, and their second in the Caf Confederation Cup, even though Bucs lost 1-0 at home to ...

Ahli's work-rate and venom in their challenges kept Bucs at bay. Pirates came out from the break attempting to dominate more convincingly. In the opening round Pirates drew at home against Congo's Diables Noirs then won 1-0 away. Bucs might be pleased, though, to play the final at a neutral venue. Ahli grew in boldness. Mazembe held just a 1-0 advantage from their Lubumbashi opening leg going into Sunday night's late second game in Morocco.

It's been defenders such as Bandile Shandu and Happy Jele who have boosted Bucs on the continent - they've scored seven goals between them in Africa. Despite reaching the Caf Confederation Cup final after seeing off Al Ahli Tripoli, Orlando Pirates ...

But when it comes to next season's planning, Pirates must surely be looking at a fairly major overhaul in the striker department. The Zimbabwean plays with all his heart and brings great energy. The Namibian usually operates as a winger, but it might be an option to allow Hotto to play as a striker up the middle; to pair him with Peprah and allow him to cause havoc in the opponents' defence.

Despite reaching the Caf Confederation Cup final after seeing off Al Ahli Tripoli, Orlando Pirates have rarely fired on all cylinders this season.

But when it comes to next season's planning, Pirates must surely be looking at a fairly major overhaul in the striker department. The Zimbabwean plays with all his heart and brings great energy. The Namibian usually operates as a winger, but it might be an option to allow Hotto to play as a striker up the middle; to pair him with Peprah and allow him to cause havoc in the opponents' defence.

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The home crowd came to life after that, as Pirates continued to be in control of the contest and the Buccaneers made a double change in the last ten minutes, as Vincent Pule made his return from injury in place of Hotto and Fortune Makaringe replaced Thembinkosi Lorch. The Soweto giants looked more settled in the early exchanges of the second stanza and Deon Hotto had a chance to break the deadlock on the hour-mark after a through ball from Peprah, but his shot was crucially blocked by the Al Ahli defender. The game got off to a frantic start and Al Ahli thought they had a chance to go ahead in the 15th minute after they were awarded a penalty for a handball by Jele in the box but the referee overturned his own decision after he reviewed the incident on the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) monitor.

South African club Orlando Pirates reached the CAF Confederation Cup final on Sunday despite a shock 1-0 loss to Libyan visitors Al Ahly Tripoli in a ...

The only time Pirates threatened to score in the opening 45 minutes was off a free-kick which eluded the Ahly defence, but unmarked Jele failed to connect with the ball. Mazembe won the Confederation Cup in 2016 and 2017, Berkane triumphed in 2020 and Pirates were runners-up to Etoile Sahel of Tunisia in 2015. Seemingly in a hopeless position after the home defeat, Ahly were the better team in the return match, especially in the opening half on a cold, damp night in Soweto on the outskirts of Johannesburg.

Orlando Pirates reached the final of the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday after a 2-1 aggregate win over Al Ahli Tripoli.

So much so that they should have found the lead after Thembinkosi Lorch put Kwame Peprah through, only for the Ghanaian forward to hit the side netting with a hard and low shot. The Bucs started well as they were making inroads into the final third of Tripoli. However, they had nothing to show for their dominance, with Happy Jele missing a sitter from close-range after a Deon Hotto set-piece. That’s why the Bucs will have to ensure that they at least finish in the top three next season by winning their last three games of the season and hope that their counterparts lose points in the process.