CAF Champions League semi-finals - Quick facts
With a place in the final of the African continent's premier club competition, the CAF Champions League, up for grabs this weekend, here are some quick facts for the statistics-mad soccer fan.
Five Quick CAF Champions League semi-finals facts ahead of second legs this weekend:
-- Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa are making a second semi-finals appearance having pipped Petro Atletico of Angola in a penalty shootout 15 years ago after both sides won 2-0 at home.
-- First-time semi-finalists ZESCO United are the third Zambian club to reach the last-four stage after Nkana Red Devils (six times) and Mufulira Wanderers (once).
-- Including this year, 66 of the 192 semi-finalists have come from the north of Africa, 62 from the west, 33 from the centre, 16 from the east and 15 from the south.
-- Zamalek of Egypt are appearing in the semi-finals a ninth time after winning six of their other penultimate-round ties. One of the losses was against bitter domestic rivals Al Ahly.
-- Wydad Casablanca of Morocco have featured in two previous semi-finals, defeating ASEC Mimosas of the Ivory Coast and Enyimba of Nigeria, both former African champions.
CAF Champions League leading scorers ahead of semi-finals this weekend:
9: Udoh (Enyimba/NGR)
6: Hajhouj (Wydad Casablanca/MAR)
5: Mbombo (ZESCO Utd/ZAM)
4: Chama, Mwanza, Were (all ZESCO), Dagoulou (Entente Setif/ALG), Diawara (Recreativo Libolo/ANG), Zakri (ASEC Mimosas/CIV)