Sfaxien recover to reach African Confederation Cup final

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PRETORIA (AFP) — Club Sportif Sfaxien of Tunisia qualified for the African Confederation Cup final Saturday after coming from behind to beat Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 at Super Stadium.

Veteran Zimbabwe-born striker Peter Ndlovu gave Sundowns a 10th-minute lead they held until the closing stages when Chadi Hammami and Blaise 'Lelo' Mbele scored to give Sfaxien an unassailable four-point Group A advantage.

Sfaxien completed their six-match programme with 13 points from four wins, a draw and a loss to Tout Puissant Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo, who are assured of finishing second.

The Tunisians face Al-Merreikh of Sudan or Dolphin of Nigeria next month in the two-leg final of the second-tier African Football Confederation (CAF) club competition that...