After performing heroics in Lubumbashi on Sunday against African giants, TP Mazembe, Orlando Pirates have made it through to the group stages of the CAF Champions League, where eight teams will battle it out for the title.

The Bucaneers triumphed over Mazembe with a 3-2 aggregate win, despite having their captain, Lucky Lekgwathi, sent off and two penalties given against them, which Senzo Meyiwa saved, in the away leg.

Alongside Pirates, the other seven teams to qualify for the group stage are:

Recreativo Libolo (Angola)

AC Leopards (DRC)

Esperance (Tunisia)

Sewe Sport (Ivory Coast)

Coton Sport (Cameroon)

Zamalek (Egyptian)

Al Ahly (Egyptian)

The draw for the group stage of the tournament will be held on the 14th of May where the teams will be split into two groups before playing each other twice in order to select the four semifinalists, who finish first and second in the two groups.

Pirates landed safely back on South African soil last night and are now looking towards their next league encounter, against Mamelodi Sundowns, on May 11.

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