Overview
- Orlando Pirates were beaten 3–0 by Saint-Éloi Lupopo in Lubumbashi, ending a 10-match winning run and leaving them needing a 4–0 win at Orlando Stadium on Saturday to advance.
- Kaizer Chiefs earned a 0–0 first-leg draw away to AS Simba and will host the return at Dobsonville Stadium on 25 October, where a 1–0 victory would secure a group-stage place.
- Mamelodi Sundowns thrashed Nigeria’s Remo Stars 5–1 away, taking a commanding first-leg lead into the return in Tshwane on Sunday, 26 October.
- Both fixtures in Lubumbashi were played in challenging conditions that included heat, a hostile atmosphere and an artificial surface, factors teams highlighted in their preparations and reports.
- Before the return legs, Pirates host Polokwane City and Chiefs host Siwelele FC on Wednesday night in the Betway Premiership, compressing preparation time for the decisive continental games.