FAR Rabat 1–1 Mamelodi Sundowns: Honours even in tense CAF Champions League final first leg in Rabat

FAR Rabat and Mamelodi Sundowns shared a fiercely contested 1–1 draw in Rabat in the CAF Champions League final, leaving the tie delicately poised ahead of the decisive return leg in South Africa.

• FAR Rabat will play with . , on .
• Mamelodi Sundowns will play with . , on .

FAR Rabat

• A. R. Tagnaouti (6.6)
• Anas Bach (6.5)
• Marouane Louadni (6.3)
• Fallou Formose Mendy (6.3)
• Augusto de Jesus Corte Real Carneiro (6.3)
• Mohamed Rabie Hrimat (6.3)
• Khalid Aït Ouarkhane (6.3)
• R. Slim (7.3)
• A. Hadraf (6.9)
• A. Hammoudan (6.9)
• Youssef El Fahli (8.2)

Mamelodi Sundowns

Substitutions:

FAR Rabat

• A. Hammoudan (Mohssine Bourika, 79)
• R. Slim (Jalal-Eddine El Khfiyef, 90)
• Augusto de Jesus Corte Real Carneiro (Jamal Ech-Chammakh, 90)

Mamelodi Sundowns

• Kutlwano Letlhaku (Marcelo Iván Allende Bravo, 46)
• Nuno Miguel Valente Santos (Arthur de Oliveira Sales, 64)
• Brayan León Muñiz (Lebogang Mothiba, 81)
• Tashreeq Matthews (Gomolemo Grant Kekana, 81)
• Arthur de Oliveira Sales (Themba Zwane, 90)

Ball possession:

In a match that swung between controlled possession and rapid transitions, FAR edged the ball 52% to 48% and fashioned the clearer chances, but Sundowns showed their trademark resilience and cutting edge to emerge with a valuable away result.

Passes:

### Cagey start, high stakes

Defense:

With the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium a cauldron of noise, both sides began cautiously, respecting each other’s technical quality and attacking threat. FAR sought to build patiently from the back, while Sundowns looked to spring quickly through the lines on the break.

Face-to-face:

The Moroccan champions were marginally sharper in possession, circulating the ball well through midfield and pressing high when out of it. Mamelodi Sundowns, however, were content to absorb pressure, stay compact, and look for spaces in behind.

Fouls:

Yellow cards:

• Marouane Louadni (FAR Rabat) at 4 minute
• Mohamed Rabie Hrimat (FAR Rabat) at 20 minute
• Anas Bach (FAR Rabat) at 45 minute
• A. Hadraf (FAR Rabat) at 51 minute
• Brayan León Muñiz (Mamelodi Sundowns) at 4 minute
• Divine Lunga (Mamelodi Sundowns) at 37 minute
• Jayden Oswin Adams (Mamelodi Sundowns) at 53 minute
• Keanu Grégory Cupido (Mamelodi Sundowns) at 89 minute

Penalties in a match:

• Mohamed Rabie Hrimat (FAR Rabat) at 40 minute

The last five games (including this match):

• FAR Rabat – L
• Mamelodi Sundowns – W

Top 5 CAF Champions League scorers:

1. Ahmed Atef El Sayed (4, Pyramids FC)
2. Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim Hassan (3, Al Ahly)
3. Brayan León Muñiz (2, Mamelodi Sundowns)
4. Abdelrazig Yagoub Omer Taha (2, Al Hilal Omdurman)
5. Aboubacar Diakite (2, ES Tunis)

Line-ups:

Next games:

• FAR Rabat will play with . , on .
• Mamelodi Sundowns will play with . , on .