Watch the Esperance and Mamelodi Sundowns match in the African Champions League

There will be an exciting encounter in the African Champions League, as South African team Mamelodi Sundowns visits Tunisian side Esperance. The match will take place at the Hamadi Agrebi Stadium in Rades, and it's expected to be thrilling and full of excitement. The game kicks off at 7:00 PM UK time, eagerly awaited by football fans across the African continent.

Mamelodi Sundowns is on the verge of a significant achievement as they prepare to face Esperance in the first leg of the semi-finals of the African Champions League. After winning on penalties in a thrilling match against Young Africans Tanzanian team with a score of three goals to two, following their goalless draws in the first and second legs, the team enters the challenge with confidence and enthusiasm for the upcoming challenge. The next match is expected to be thrilling and full of excitement, with the first leg taking place on Saturday evening at 9:00 PM Cairo time. Football enthusiasts anticipate a fantastic display from the two leading teams in the African continent.

Before the highly anticipated encounter with Mamelodi Sundowns, Esperance achieved a significant feat by eliminating Ivorian team ASEC Mimosas in the quarter-finals of the African Champions League. After drawing goalless in both the first and second legs, Esperance won in the penalty shootout with a score of four goals to two, earning them a tough match against Sundowns in the semi-finals. Thanks to this victory, Esperance secured their place in the competition for the title, and now they seek further success on their journey towards the final.

The winner of the match between Esperance and Mamelodi Sundowns will secure a place in the final match of the African Champions League. The winning team of this match will face the winner of the two-legged tie between Al Ahly and TP Mazembe, determining the identity of the team advancing to the final based on the results of the two matches. This final match will be a decisive and thrilling moment as both teams aim to achieve the dream of winning the prestigious title at both the local and continental levels.

Today, Thursday, Tunisian club Esperance announced the sold-out status of tickets for their match against Mamelodi Sundowns in the first leg of the semi-finals of the African Champions League for the 2023/2024 season.

All tickets allocated for the match, which amounted to 9,000 tickets, were sold within just two hours of being made available to the fans at the designated selling points this Thursday morning.

The security authorities allowed approximately 30,000 spectators to attend the match, which is half the capacity of the Rades Stadium, where the match is scheduled to take place next Saturday evening. Reports indicate that more than half of the attendance will be season ticket holders. Authorities have imposed restrictions on the attendance of spectators in stadiums since 2011 for security reasons.

Here are the results of the last 5 matches for both Mamelodi Sundowns and Esperance:

Mamelodi Sundowns' last 5 matches:

1. 05.04.2024 - CAF Champions League - Sundowns 0 - 0 Young Africans

2. 02.04.2024 - South African Premier Division - Sundowns 1 - 0 Richards Bay

3. 12.03.2024 - South African Premier Division - Sundowns 1 - 1 SuperSport United

4. 09.03.2024 - South African Premier Division - Sundowns 2 - 0 Chippa United

5. 02.03.2024 - CAF Champions League - Sundowns 1 - 0 Mazembe

Esperance's last 5 matches:

1. 14.04.2024 - Tunisian League - Union Monastir 1 - 1 Esperance

2. 06.04.2024 - CAF Champions League - ASEC Mimosas 0 - 0 Esperance

3. 30.03.2024 - CAF Champions League - Esperance 0 - 0 ASEC Mimosas

4. 16.03.2024 - Tunisian League - Esperance 1 - 0 Club Africain

5. 10.03.2024 - Tunisian League - Etoile Sahel 0 - 1 Esperance