2018 CAF Confederation Cup champions Raja Casablanca booked a place in the 2020-2021 edition final via penalty shootouts as JS Kabylie eased past Cottonsport in the other semi-final.Raja Casablanca 0-0 PyramidsEgyptian moneybags Pyramids FC were denied a second consecutive Confederation Cup final by Moroccan giants Raja Casablanca via post-match penalties. Nothing could separate both sides in 180 minutes after the first leg also ended in a barren draw with the tie going straight to penalties.🎥 HIGHLIGHTS:Late drama as @RCAofficiel edge @pyramidsfc to the final through penalty kicks, after a goalless 90 minutes. 💥#TotalEnergiesCAFCC | #RCAPFC pic.twitter.com/23H7FzgHfW— TotalEnergies CAFCL – TotalEnergies CAFCC 🏆 (@CAFCLCC) June 27, 2021 In the shootouts, both sets of teams could not find their scoring boots with Ben Malango, Sanad Al Warfali, Fabrice Luamba missing for Raja Casablanca.Ramadan Sobhi, Mohamed Farouk, Ahmed Tawfik and Mohamed Hamdi failed to convert for Pyramids to see their journey in the Confederation Cup come to an end. JS Kabyile 3-0 Cottonsport JS Kabylie cruised to their first-ever Confederation Cup final after putting Cottonsport to the sword with a 5-1 aggregate win.Looking to become the first Algerian side to seal a place in the final since 2016 when MO Béjaïa lost to Congolese giants TP Mazembe, Kabylie got the job done in the second leg.The Cameroonian side lost the first leg 1-2 as Kabylie turned on the style, breaking the deadlock six minutes into the game through Zakaria Boulahia who went on a lung-bursting run on the left channel to fire the ball home from a tight angle.🎥 HIGHLIGHTS:@jsk_tweet found the net 3 times in the first half to secure a well-deserved win against @FcCoton. 🇩🇿👏#TotalEnergiesCAFCC | #JSKCTN pic.twitter.com/UrYArXAlrx— TotalEnergies CAFCL – TotalEnergies CAFCC 🏆 (@CAFCLCC) June 27, 2021 Kabylie which is the former home of Kenyan international Masud Juma were handed a penalty in the 37th minute when one of the Cottonsport defenders handled the ball in the box as Badreddine Souyad expertly converted the penalty to put the game beyond the Cameroonian champions.In the first-half stoppage time, Boulahia sealed his brace after a low cross from Walid Bencherifa which he tapped in from close range.The second half was more about damage limitation as Kabylie also made use of the new five substitutes rule to hand fringe players more game time. The final between Raja Casablanca and JS Kabyile will be contested on Saturday 10 July at the General Mathieu Kerekou Friendship Stadium in Cotonou, Benin.
