Malango strikes twice as rampant Raja sink Pirates in Total CAF Confederation Cup
Star forward Ben Malango scored twice as Moroccan club Raja Casablanca demonstrated why they are the Total CAF Confederation Cup title favourites by hammering South African visitors Orlando Pirates 4-0 on Sunday.
All the goals came within 36 minutes of the kickoff as seven-time CAF title winners Raja cruised into the semi-finals 5-1 on aggregate after a 1-1 stalemate in Soweto last Sunday.
The 2018 Confederation Cup winners will face 2020 runners-up Pyramids of Egypt during June for a place in the final with Coton Sport of Cameroon meeting JS Kabylie of Algeria in the other tie.
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Orlando Pirates crashed out of the
CAF Confederation Cup following a heavy quarter-final second leg 4-0 (5-1 aggregate) defeat against Moroccan giants
Raja Casablanca at the Mohamed V Stadium on Sunday evening.
After drawing the first leg of their quarter-final tie 1-1 at the Orlando Stadium, the Buccaneers were on the wrong end of a 4-0 loss up north in Morocco.
Ben Malango opened the scoring six minutes before a 22nd minute Zakaria El Wardi goal.
Soufiane Rahimi got in on the action in 31 minutes as Malango netted his second, just five minutes later, for a comprehensive win.
Siphesihle Ndlovu had Pirates first chance of the tie early on after being played in by Deon Hotto, but Raja goalkeeper Anas Zniti was equal to the effort.