Stanbic Bank
Stanbic Bank
Stanbic Bank
Stanbic Bank
24 C
Kampala
Stanbic Bank
Stanbic Bank
Stanbic Bank
Stanbic Bank

Holders Esperance to face Wydad Casablanca in 2019 Caf Champions League Final

Must read

The past two winners, reigning champions Esperance of Tunisia will play 2017 champions Wydad Casablanca of Morocco in the 2019 Caf Champions League final.

Both sides secured 0-0 draws away from home in the second leg of their semi-finals after taking their chances in the first legs.

With the cushion of a 2-1 first leg victory at home last week, Wydad frustrated Onyango’s Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa squeezing through to their fourth tournament final.

Trophy-holders Esperance held TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo to a goalless draw in a semifinal second leg to advance 1-0 on aggregate.

Wydad will host Esperance on May 24 or 25 with the return match on May 31 or June 1 in Tunis.

Esperance will be seeking to seal a fourth continental crown while Wydad Casablanca their third.

At stake will be a $2.5 million (2.2 million euros) prize money for the champions and a place in the FIFA Club World Cup.

The fixture is a repeat of the 2011 CAF Champions League final, which Esperance won 1-0 on aggregate.

Esperance over turned a 3-1 defeat to win Al Ahly of Egypt 4–3 on aggregate last year.

Attachments area

More articles

3 COMMENTS

Latest article