LUSAKA， Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's soccer governing body on Thursday congratulated the country's envoys in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League for reaching the semi-finals of the tournament.


Zesco United will meet South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns in the semi-finals of the tournament after finishing second in Group A with nine points， behind Wydad Casablanca of Morocco who finished with 11 points.


The Zambian champions drew 1-1 with their Moroccan opponents in their last match played at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola city in the Copperbelt Province on Wednesday.


Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Andrew Kamanga said his executive was proud of the team for being the first team in the country to reach the semifinals of the tournament.


""As FAZ we are proud that Zesco has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. It is our hope that the players will remain focused and proceed to the final，"" he said in a statement.


The soccer chief expressed optimism that the team will reach far in this year's tournament.


The semifinals will be played over two legs， the first leg during the weekend of 16th to 18th September while the second leg will be played during the weekend of 23rd to 25th September.

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The Grammy for song of the year went to Bruno Mars at Sunday night’s show for his hit “That’s What I Like.”


The song beat out Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber’s “Despacito Sean Taylor Hoodie ,” Jay-Z’s “4:44,” Julia Michaels’ “Issues,” and Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid’s “1-800-273-8255.”


Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence Preston Smith Hoodie , Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, and Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip are credited as songwriters on “That’s What I Like.”


Song of the year recognizes the artists and songwriters behind a hit track.


Grammy predictors were split on this year’s song of the year honor, with some backing international smash “Despacito Brandon Scherff Hoodie ,” which broke chart and streaming records, as it became the most-streamed song in the world, and others going with Mars’ “That’s What I Like,” which also topped the charts this summer.


It marks an already solid night for Mars, who gave a rousing performance of “Finesse” with Cardi B. “That’s What I Like” had already won best R&B song and performance earlier in the night Montae Nicholson Hoodie , while Mars also won best R&B album for “24k Magic.” He’s up for album and record of the year.


Last year’s song of the year honor went to Adele for “Hello,” one of the five Grammys she won for her third album, “25.”


(Agencies)