South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns kept alive their hopes of continental glory as they booked their place in the semifinals of the 2022/2023 CAF Champions League after recording a 6-2 aggregate win over Algerian side CR Belouizdad.Having gotten into the reverse fixture played on Saturday afternoon with a healthy 4-1 advantage from the first leg played a week ago in Baraki, Algeria, the South Africans completed the double over Belouizdad as they came from behind to win 2-1 in the second leg staged at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium.𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗦! ✅The 2016 champions are on to the next #TotalEnergiesCAFCL round! 🇿🇦@Masandawana pic.twitter.com/ED0jGIs6wX— TotalEnergies CAFCL – TotalEnergies CAFCC 🏆 (@CAFCLCC) April 29, 2023 The visitors capitalized on Sundown’s slow start to the game and got the opener after twenty four minutes when Sofiane Bouchar leaped on the end of a corner kick and headed in to give his side the lead.Just before the break however, Sundowns snuffed out any hopes Belouizdad had when Themba Zwane played a quick one-two with Thapelo Morena outside the area before firing in past the keeper to restore parity and their three goal advantage in the tie.Four minutes into the second half, Morena would turn from provider to goal scorer when he popped up at the far post and helped an angled Khuliso Mudau cross past Alexis Guendouz in goal.Job Done ✅ Semi-Finals here we come! 👆Mamelodi Sundowns (45′ Zwane, 49′ Morena) 2⃣(6)➖(2)1⃣ CR Belouizdad (24′ Bouchar)#Sundowns #DownsLive #TotalEnergiesCAFCL pic.twitter.com/6Dbl4APjny— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) April 29, 2023 That proved to be the last meaningful moment in front of goal as Sundowns sealed the emphatic victory to sail through to the last four.Following the victory, the 2016 champions have now set up a date against reigning champions Wydad AC who knocked out Simba on post-match penalties following a 1-1 aggregate draw after the two legs.The other semifinal will pit the winners between Esperance Tunis/Kabylie and Raja Casablanca/Al Ahly.Omanyala dips below 10 seconds to win Botswana Golden Grand Prix in world lead time
