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CAF Champions League final: Path to the showpiece, top scorers and past titles

Mamelodi Sundowns are looking for their second Champions League title
Mamelodi Sundowns are looking for their second Champions League titleKhaled DESOUKI / AFP
AFP looks at the path to the CAF Champions League final for South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns and Egypt's Pyramids, their top scorers this season, and past history in the competition...

Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)

Formed: 1970

Ground: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (capacity: 52,000)

Popular name: Brazilians

Captain: Ronwen Williams (goalkeeper), Coach: Miguel Cardoso (POR)

Path to final: Qualifier - Mbabane Swallows (ESW) 8-0 (4-0 home, 4-0 away); Group B - Maniema Union (COD) 0-0, 2-1, FAR Rabat (MAR) 1-1, 1-1, Raja Casablanca (MAR) 1-0, 0-1; quarter-finals - Esperance (TUN) 1-0 (1-0, 0-0); semi-finals - Al Ahly (EGY, holders) 1-1 (0-0, 1-1, won on away goals)

Scorers: 3 - Iqraam Rayners, Peter Shalulile; 2 - Lucas Ribeiro; 1 - Malibongwe Khoza, Kobamelo Kodisang, Mosa Lebusa, Thembinkosi Lorch, Sphelele Mkhulise, Yasser Ibrahim (Ahly)-own goal, Exaucia Moanda (Maniema)-own goal

CAF titles: 2016 Champions League, 2017 Super Cup, 2023 African Football League

Champions League record: Home - P82 W58 D21 L3 F166 A40; away - P82 W28 D26 L28 F106 A90; overall - P164 W86 D47 L31 F272 A130

Pyramids (Egypt)

Formed: 2008

Ground: 30 June Stadium, Cairo (Capacity: 30,000)

Popular name: Pharaohs heirs

Captain: Ahmed el Shenawy (goalkeeper), Coach: Krunoslav Jurcic (CRO)

Path to final: Qualifiers - JKU (ZAN) 9-1 (3-1 home, 6-0 away), APR (RWA) 4-2 (3-1, 1-1); Group D - Sagrada Esperanca (ANG) 5-1, 1-0, Djoliba (MLI) 6-0, 0-0, Esperance (TUN) 2-1, 0-2; quarter-finals - FAR Rabat (MAR) 4-3 (4-1, 0-2), semi-finals - Orlando Pirates (RSA) 3-2 (3-2, 0-0)

Scorers: 8 - Fiston Mayele; 6 - Ibrahim Adel; 2 - Mostafa Fathy, Marwan Hamdy, Mohanad Lasheen, Ramadan Sobhi; 1- Ahmed Atef, Mohamed Chibi, Mohamed el Gabbas, Walid el Karti, Karim Hafez, Mohamed Hamdy, Fagrie Lakay, Abdel Magdy, Youssef Obama, Sodiq Ougola, Mahmoud Saber, Mahmoud Zalaka

Best CAF showing: 2020 Confederation Cup runners-up

Champions League record: Home - P11 W9 D1 L1 F35 A11; away - P11 W2 D5 L4 F8 A10; overall - P22 W11 D6 L5 F43 A21

Most CAF Champions League titles:

12: Al Ahly (EGY)

5: TP Mazembe (COD), Zamalek (EGY)

4: Esperance (TUN)

3: Raja Casablanca, Wydad Casablanca (both MAR), Canon Yaounde (CMR), Hafia (GUI)

2: Entente Setif, JS Kabylie (both ALG), Asante Kotoko (GHA), Enyimba (NGR)

1: ASEC Mimosas, Stade Abidjan (both CIV), Club Africain, Etoile Sahel (both TUN), Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates (both RSA), Oryx Douala, Union Douala (both CMR), CARA (CGO), FAR Rabat (MAR), Hearts of Oak (GHA), Ismaily (EGY), Mouloudia Alger (ALG), V Club (COD)

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