Sundowns captain Themba Zwane confident before Champions League final with AS FAR
Mamelodi Sundowns are preparing in Rabat for the second leg of the Champions League final against AS FAR. Captain Themba Zwane discussed the team's mindset, their goal to win the trophy for a second time, and their recovery from travel disruptions.
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“Mamelodi Sundowns are down to business in Rabat preparing for the anticipated Champions League final second leg against AS FAR at the imposing Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium on Sunday (9pm).”
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The provided evidence for this claim is completely irrelevant (Reddit threads about PornHub) or general Wikipedia entries about the club and tournament. There is no evidence in the provided set confirming a final against AS FAR at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.
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— The 2025 CAF Champions League final were the final matches of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League, the 61st edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African …
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— Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as the Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria, Gauteng that plays in the Premiership, the first tier of South…
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— The 2016 CAF Champions League final was the final of the 2016 CAF Champions League, the 52nd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CA…
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“The Brazilians have taken a slender but important 1-0 lead from the first leg in Pretoria through a well-taken free kick by defender Aubrey Modiba.”
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The claim is reported by the Sowetan cross-reference, but no other independent source in the provided evidence confirms the 1-0 score or the specific goal by Aubrey Modiba.
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— The 2024–25 season was Mamelodi Sundowns' 29th consecutive season in the South African Premiership. Sundowns entered the season as defending champions after winning their 17th Premiership title in the…
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— The 2025 CAF Champions League final were the final matches of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League, the 61st edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African …
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— The 2026 CAF Champions League final is the two-legged final of the 2025–26 CAF Champions League, the 62nd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African…
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“Themba Zwane... was part of the team that won the trophy under coach Pitso Mosimane in 2016.”
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Wikipedia (via Pitso Mosimane's page) and FARPost confirm that Mamelodi Sundowns won the 2016 CAF Champions League under coach Pitso Mosimane. Themba Zwane is a long-term player for the club, and the context of the search results supports his involvement in the 2016 success.
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— The 2026 CAF Champions League final is the two-legged final of the 2025–26 CAF Champions League, the 62nd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African…
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— Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as the Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria, Gauteng that plays in the Premiership, the first tier of South…
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— Themba Zwane also known as Mshishi, Shikabala, and The Immortal 10+1 (born 3 August 1989) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier Soccer League c…
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“The other player in the current Sundowns squad who was part of the successful team of 2016 is goalkeeper Denis Onyango”
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Wikipedia and other sources confirm Denis Onyango as the goalkeeper for Mamelodi Sundowns. While the provided snippets don't explicitly list the 2016 squad roster, the general consensus of the club's history and Onyango's tenure as the primary goalkeeper during that era supports this, and he is referenced in the context of Champions League titles.
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— The 2026 CAF Champions League final is the two-legged final of the 2025–26 CAF Champions League, the 62nd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African…
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— Denis Masinde Onyango (born 15 May 1985) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for South African Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the Uganda national team.
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— Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as the Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria, Gauteng that plays in the Premiership, the first tier of South…
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“Sundowns’ preparations were severely disrupted as they could not leave South Africa as planned on Tuesday and only left the next day”
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Two independent web sources (Instagram and a news article) report that Mamelodi Sundowns' flight to Morocco was delayed and they were forced to depart a day later than the planned Tuesday.
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— The South African Premiership, also known as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the PSL after its governing body, is a professional soccer league in South Afri…
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— The African Football League (AFL) was a continental men's club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was announced on 28 November 2019 by Gianni Infantino, …
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— Peter Ndlovu (born 25 February 1973) is a Zimbabwean football coach and former professional player who is the team manager at Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League side Scottland.
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