With South African stars having been in action around the continent over the weekend, Percy Tau closed in on silverware at the expense of compatriot Fagrie Lakay, while Fadlu Davids suffered his first loss with his club.
Al Ahly faced off against Ceramica Cleopatra in the semi-finals of the Egyptian Super Cup, which took place in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday.
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The tournament consists of the Red Devils, who qualified as last season's league champions, Ceramica Cleopatra, who were victorious in the League Cup, winners of the Egypt Cup Pyramids FC, and Zamalek, who are competing in the tournament as a wild card entry.
Forward Taher Mohamed opened the scoring as early as the first minute to give the Cairo-based outfit an early advantage.
However, the game was brought back to level terms by Lakay, who found the back of the net just before the half-time interval.
Mohamed then gave his side the advantage once more, and it would stay that way to see Al Ahly book a place in the final against Zamalek on Thursday.
Elsewhere on the continent, Davids' Simba SC came up against Miguel Gamondi's Young Africans SC in one of the most highly anticipated clashes in the Tanzanian Premier League season.
An own goal from Kelvin Kijili in the 90th minute to handed Yanga a 1-0 victory as they extended their unbeaten streak to five matches, and climbed to second place on the league table.
For Simba, it was their first loss of the season under the South African tactician, and the side has now dropped to fourth place, but will be looking to bounce back when they take on Tanzania Prisons on Tuesday afternoon.
In Morocco, Rulani Mokwena's Wydad Athletic Club proved successful over the weekend, beating SCC Mohammedia by three goals to two in an enthralling encounter.
Senegalese forward M'Baye Niang struck twice, with Jamal Harkass also finding the net to hand the Red Castle their third victory of the season after six matches.
The win pushed the former Mamelodi Sundowns manager and his charges to third position on the table as they push to secure their place in next season's CAF Champions League.
Meanwhile, Khanyiso Mayo's CR Belouizdad are still looking for their first win of the season after being held to a goalless draw by USM Alger on Friday.
The Reds went into the game under new boss Abdelkader Amrani after former manager Corentin Martins was relieved of his duties last week.
The Algerian outfit find themselves in 11th place on the table after accumulating just four points after five games.
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In Tunisia, Elias Mokwana came off the bench in the 62nd minute, but was unable to help Esperance Sportive de Tunis as the side stumbled to a 1-0 defeat against ES de Zarzis.
As a result, the Blood and Gold have dropped to sixth place in the league standings, but will be hoping to bounce back when they take on 15th-placed CA Bizertin on Saturday.