The semi-final line-up of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2025/26 has been confirmed following a dramatic conclusion to the quarter-final stage across the continent this past weekend.
South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns, Tunisia’s Espérance Sportive de Tunis, and Moroccan duo FAR Rabat and RS Berkane have all secured their places in the last four of Africa’s premier club competition, setting up two highly anticipated semi-final ties in April.
Espérance will take on Mamelodi Sundowns in a high-profile encounter between two of the continent’s most consistent performers in recent years.
Meanwhile, Morocco is guaranteed representation in the final, as FAR Rabat and RS Berkane prepare to meet in an all-Moroccan showdown.
The semi-finals will be played over two legs in April, with the four remaining sides battling for a coveted place in the final.
Mamelodi Sundowns progressed to their fourth consecutive semi-final despite suffering a 2-0 defeat away to Stade Malien in Bamako. The South African champions relied on their dominant 3-0 first-leg victory in Pretoria to advance 3-2 on aggregate.
Espérance produced one of the standout performances of the round, eliminating record 12-time champions Al Ahly with a dramatic 3-2 victory in Cairo.
Having carried a 1-0 advantage from the first leg, the Tunisian giants overturned an early deficit before netting a decisive stoppage-time winner to seal a 4-2 aggregate triumph.
The result ends Al Ahly’s campaign and reinforces Espérance’s credentials as serious contenders for a fifth continental crown.
Elsewhere, FAR Rabat delivered a disciplined and clinical display to knock out defending champions Pyramids FC.
Following a 1-1 draw in the first leg, the Moroccan side secured a 2-1 victory in Cairo to progress 3-2 on aggregate, bringing the Egyptian club’s title defence to an end.
RS Berkane completed the semi-final line-up with a dramatic stoppage-time win over Al Hilal.
With the tie finely poised at 1-1 after the first leg, Berkane struck in the 93rd minute to claim a 1-0 victory and a 2-1 aggregate success, breaking Sudanese hearts in Kigali.
Semi-final Fixtures
First Leg
Espérance (Tunisia) vs Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
FAR Rabat (Morocco) vs RS Berkane (Morocco)
Second Leg
RS Berkane vs FAR Rabat
Mamelodi Sundowns vs Espérance
