After beating current CONCACAF champions Pachuca from Mexico 1-0 (Bedi) last friday, Tout Puissant Mazembe, the R.D.C. four-time African Champions (and current two-time consecutive winners), faced a difficult challenge against Internacional de Porto Alegre, representing CONMEBOL. After all, only teams from Europe or South America had ever played in the final.
But today the African spirit was raised higher by the goals of Kalungu and Kaluyituka which defeated the Brazilian team and have sent Les Corbeaux de Lubumbashi through to the World Club Cup final in Abu Dhabi.
The team will face either Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma from South Korea or Internazionale Milan from Italy, who play tomorrow.
After the historic hosting of the World Cup earlier this year in South Africa, history was again made. Or was it? Let's see if, come next Saturday with a little luck, and a lot of heart, we might have the first African Club Champion of the World!
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