Defending champions Esperance will compete in their third straight CAF Champions League final after beating TP Mazembe 1-0 in the second leg and on aggregate. The Tunisians will face Egyptian giants Al Ahly, who beat Nigeria’s Sunshine Stars by the same score in the other last four match, to set up a North African finale.
The home-and-away two-legged final will take place in November, and it should be a worthy pair of matches for Africa’s biggest club competition. Ahly have won the event a record six times, while Esperance are looking for their third African crown. The Blood and Gold have had the better of Ahly over the last two competitions, doing their part to eliminate the Red Devils in the group stage last year and knocking them out on away goals in the 2010 semi-finals. Before that, the Egyptians had an unprecedented run of dominance in the competition, reaching four finals in a row with three wins.
The winner of the final will qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012, which takes place in December.
Source: FIFA.com
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