Four-time African club champions Esperance de Tunis arrived in South Africa in the early hours of Wednesday and immediately proclaimed their readiness to advance to the CAF Champions League final.
Esperance Tunis emerged 1-0 winners in a tightly contested first leg of their CAF Champions League semi-final against Mamelodi Sundowns.
An all-star CAF Champions League semifinals cast pits Esperance of Tunisia against Al Ahly of Egypt and Wydad Casablanca of Morocco against Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa.