Orlando Pirates have finished at the top of their CAF Champions League Group C without losing any matches. They secured this by beating the champions Al Ahly 2-1 at the Cairo International Stadium on Saturday evening.
The match between Al Ahly and Orlando Pirates concluded the sixth and final round of the group stage of the African Champions League.
Orlando Pirates’ first goal was scored by Rely Poli Mofokeng in the 53rd minute, followed by an equalizer from Al-Ahly’s Hussein Al-Shahat in the 69th minute.
In the 84th minute, Chigofatso Mabasa netted the second goal for Orlando Pirates. With this victory, Orlando Pirates topped the group standings with a total of 14 points as they progressed to the quarter-finals, while Al-Ahly finished in second place with 10 points.