Afful makes it a third Champions League final berth

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Ghana's Harrison Afful will be making a third consecutive CAF Champions League final after club, Esperance beat TP Mazembe 1-0 on Saturday in the semi-finals.

The Ghana full-back who signed up for the Tunisian side in 2009 has been a key personnel for the club since joining from Asante Kotoko.

In the 2010 final which was his debut final, Esperance were humiliated 6-1 overall by Mazembe.

But they bounced back last season in Africa to win the Champions League a second time, defeating Wydad Casablanca of Morocco 1-0 courtesy a goal from Afful, who came on as a substitute.

Esperance, who have reached a third consecutive final will meet either six-time African champions Al Ahly of Egypt or Sunshine Stars of Nigeria in the finals.