EIGHT IS GREAT FOR REPEAT CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS AL-AHLY

At Cairo:

Mohamed Aboutrika (54') and Ahmed El-Zaher (78') provided the scoring on Sunday as Al-Ahly won their second straight African club championship (and their eighth overall) with their 2-0 home blanking of South Africa's Orlando Pirates in game two of the CAF Champions League final, enabling the Egyptian powerhouse to win the series 3-1 on aggregate.

Al-Ahly will travel to Morocco for next month's FIFA Club World Cup.

CAF Champions League: Al-Ahly Gain 1-1 Series-Opening Road Draw With Orlando Pirates

At Johannesburg, South Africa:

Thablo Matlaba's stoppage-time equalizer (90'+3) enabled Orlando Pirates to salvage a 1-1 Saturday home draw with Al-Ahly in the opening match of the CAF Champions League Final.  Mohamed Aboutrika scored for the defending champions in the 14th minute.

The series will be decided next Sunday at Cairo, Egypt.

Orlando Pirates Too Much For Ajax Cape Town

At Johannesburg, South Africa:

In Tuesday South African Premier Soccer League action, Sifiso Myeni (55') and Takersure Chinyama (90') provided the goal power that carried Orlando Pirates to a 2-0 home triumph as Ajax Cape Town's expense.

Ajax Cape Town Battle League Leaders To 1-1 Draw

At Cape Town, South Africa:

Lucky Lekgwathi's equalizer in the 26th minute lifted South African Premier Soccer League leading-Orlando Pirates to a 1-1 Friday road draw with Ajax Cape Town.  George Maluleka scored for the hosts in the 23rd minute.

Early Goal Sinks Ajax Cape Town

At Johannesburg, South Africa:

Thulasizwe Mbuyane's goal in the 5th minute held up on Wednesday as Orlando Pirates held off visiting Ajax Cape Town 1-0 in South African Premier Soccer League action.