Mamelodi Sundowns will be looking for a good start in the African Football League final first-leg against Wydad Casablanca on Sunday evening at Stade Mohamed V.
African Football League
Teams: Wydad Casablanca v Mamelodi Sundowns
Date: 05 November 2023
Venue: Stade Mohamed V
Time: 20h00
The Brazilians secured their spot in the final after edging Al Ahly 1-0 on aggregate in the semi-finals.
The Tshwane giants won the first-leg 1-0 at home thanks to a goal by Thapelo Maseko and frustrated the Red Devils to a goalless draw in the second-leg in Cairo.
Wydad, meanwhile, also had a close encounter in the semi-finals after they eliminated North African rivals Esperance de Tunis in the semi-finals on penalties after a 1-1 draw on aggregate.
The Red and Whites have not played any domestic game since starting out in this tournament against Enyimba, where they thrashed them 4-0 on aggregate in the quarter-finals.
The sides last met in the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League last season, where Wydad knocked out Sundowns on away goals after a 2-2 draw on aggregate.
The Brazilians only managed a goalless draw in the first-leg against the Moroccan giants away but they were held to a 2-2 draw in the second-leg in Tshwane after a late own goal by Mothobi Mvala denied Rulani Mokwena's charges a dream CAF Champions final.
Here's how they line up:
Mamelodi Sundowns: Williams, Modiba, Coetzee, Boutouil, Kekana, Mudau, Mokoena, Nku, Allende, Zwane, Maseko
Subs: D.Onyango, De Reuck, Lebusa, B.Onyango, Zungu, Sirino, Mashego, Mkhulise, Mabena, Mvala, Maema, Maboe
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