Otto Pfister is hoping to lead El Merreikh to the Confed Cup final

In Group A Sfaxien must beat Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa in Pretoria to be certain of making the final.

Any other result would open the door for TP Mazembe of the DR Congo, provided they improve their away record and defeat Astres Douala in Cameroon.

Sfaxien enter the final-round group fixtures Saturday with a one-point advantage over twice African Champions winners Mazembe and a better head-to-head record.

Although out of contention Sundowns will not lack incentive having suffered a humiliating four-goal loss in the Mediterranean town of Sfax.

"We owe it to ourselves and to South Africa to avenge that embarrassing loss," vowed Gordon Igesund, the only coach to win the South African league title with four clubs.

Mazembe, the most successful DR Congo club in Africa with three titles, will pin their hopes of success in the Atlantic city of Douala on national team striker Mputu Mabi, the leading Confederation Cup scorer with eight goals.

In Group B Former Cup Winners Cup title holders Merreikh have a much simpler task than Sfaxien to qualify for the final as they need only avoid losing 5-0 away to Dolphin of Nigeria Sunday.

Merreikh, coached by German Otto Pfister, are three points clear of Dolphin and have a huge head-to-head advantage having triumphed 6-1 against the west Africans in Omdurman.

Pfister has no doubt his multi-national mix of stars are heading for the two-leg final during November.

"Merreikh and neighbours Al Hilal are the biggest organised football clubs in black Africa," he said.

"They have good infrastructure and organisation plus passionate supporters."