Overview
- Mamelodi Sundowns drew 1-1 with AS FAR in Rabat on Sunday, May 24 to win the 2025/26 CAF Champions League 2-1 on aggregate and claim their second continental crown.
- Teboho Mokoena scored a powerful equaliser on the stroke of half-time that counted as an away goal and proved decisive, and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams saved a late VAR-awarded penalty to preserve the aggregate lead.
- AS FAR captain Mohamed Hrimat converted the first VAR-awarded penalty for the hosts and later missed the second, with match officiating and VAR interventions shaping the key turning points.
- The title carries concrete rewards: a reported record $6 million first prize, qualification for a CAF Super Cup match set for October 31 against USM Alger likely at Loftus Versfeld, and places in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the 2029 Club World Cup.
- Coach Miguel Cardoso framed the win as personal redemption after two previous final defeats and warned South African football must address fixture congestion and player availability, while the near-capacity 60,000 crowd in Rabat underscored the final’s intensity.