Saturday | May 20, 2023
South African, Pretoria – Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (FC) are on the brink of qualifying for The Confederation of African Football Champions League (CCL). They welcome Wydad Casablanca FC in Pretoria in their second-leg duel at Loftus Stadium on Saturday at 15h00.
These Africa colossal clubs are vying for a berth in the final against Al Ahly Sporting Club.
The 9-man Sundowns contained Wydad to 0-0 score away in Morocco in their first-leg after Neo Maela and Marcelo Allende got red cards for foul play.
Playing at home with the full complement of the squad, Sundowns can steal the show in their penultimate CCL contest. The pressure will be mounting to get the positive outcome out of this tournament as bookies are tipping SA’s number one contender on the draw. Of course, Wydad have nothing to lose for in this match there has to be a winner.
Scheduled in the afternoon of the Tshwane sun, it is a fixture that leans on the host perched on the base of the Southern hemisphere of the continent.
