Zamalek seem safe, Sundowns, ZESCO battle on

Only a catastrophic collapse can prevent of Egypt reaching the final this weekend, but of Zambia hold a precarious lead in the other semi-final.          Five-time title-holders Zamalek have a 4-0 lead over one-time winners of Morocco and no club has overcome such a large first-leg deficit in the penultimate phase.     Semi-finals debutants ZESCO lead of South Africa 2-1 after seeing a good first-leg performance spoilt by conceding a late goal.     Both second legs are scheduled for Saturday with Sundowns hosting ZESCO in Pretoria three hours before Wydad and Zamalek clash in Rabat.     To stage the greatest comeback since the premier African club competition was launched 52 years ago, 1992 champions Wydad will have to outperform Hafia of Guinea and Hearts of Oak of Ghana.     Hafia, then one of the top clubs in Africa, overcame a 3-0 away loss to ASEC Mimosas of the Ivory Coast in 1976 by winning 5-0 at home.     One season later, Hearts recovered from a 5-2 drubbing by Mufulira Wanderers of Zambia to win 3-0 at home …

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