Mamelodi Sundowns vs AS FAR Rabat: CAF Champions League final preview
Summary
South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns will try to keep their 1-0 lead against Moroccan team AS FAR Rabat in the second leg of the CAF Champions League final. The winner will get a large prize and qualify for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup. Coach Miguel Cardoso of Sundowns is under pressure after losing his past two finals.Key Facts
- Mamelodi Sundowns lead AS FAR Rabat 1-0 in the two-leg CAF Champions League final.
- The final’s second leg is played at a stadium in Morocco with 70,000 seats.
- The champion club will win $6 million plus $500,000 in the CAF Super Cup.
- The winner also earns at least $9.5 million as a qualifier for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup.
- Sundowns won $12.5 million from the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup after playing in the first edition.
- Coach Miguel Cardoso has lost two previous CAF Champions League finals and is facing pressure.
- Sundowns recently lost the South African league title after winning it eight times in a row.
- AS FAR Rabat’s coach, Alexandre Santos, is also Portuguese and aims for his first big African trophy.
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