Mamelodi Sundowns faced AS FAR Rabat in the first leg of the CAF Champions League final on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa. The match kicked off at 15:00 local time (16:00 in France).
This was the first meeting between the two clubs in a CAF Champions League final. Sundowns, the 2016 champions, were seeking their second title, while AS FAR Rabat aimed for their first since 1985.
The match was highly anticipated, with both teams having strong domestic and continental records. Sundowns dominated the South African Premier Soccer League, while AS FAR Rabat finished second in the Botola Pro.
Details of the match result and key moments were not immediately available at the time of this report. The second leg is scheduled to take place in Rabat, Morocco, on May 24, 2026.
