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Sundowns finally depart for Morocco for CAF game with AS FAR

Sowetan · · 250 words · By Neville Khoza
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Mamelodi Sundowns officially left for Morocco on Wednesday morning”
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Multiple web sources confirm that Mamelodi Sundowns officially received their landing permit and departed South Africa for Morocco.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Football_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual club football competition organized by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAF_Champions_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Premiership
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“they were delayed due to issues with obtaining a landing permit for their chartered flight in Rabat”
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Multiple sources report that the flight to Rabat was delayed because the landing permit for their chartered flight was denied/delayed by Moroccan authorities.
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web search NEUTRAL — — Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) May 18, 2026. The development has drawn accusations of gamesmanship by the Moroccans as it means Downs will have less time to adjust to conditions in Rabat.
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-05-19-sundowns-plane-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sundowns flight to Rabat delayed as AS FAR fail to return a favour. Good news for African football! Mamelodi Sundowns have officially received their landing permit and have departed South Africa for M…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Their permit to land their chartered flight was denied by the authorities in the North African country. Now they plan to travel to Rabat tomorrow.Reports suggest they will leave South Africa tomorrow …
https://dailysports.net/news/mamelodi-sundowns-denied-permit…
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“Sundowns’ departure for their CAF Champions League final return leg, set for Sunday, was delayed on Tuesday”
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Web results confirm the team's departure for the CAF Champions League final return leg was delayed, with reports mentioning the delay occurred around Tuesday/Wednesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016 CAF Champions League (officially the 2016 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 52nd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_CAF_Champions_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_CAF_Champions_League_fina…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamelodi_Sundowns_F.C.
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“The Brazilians left via Libreville, Gabon, where they will refuel before flying to Morocco”
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While the general trip to Morocco is confirmed, the specific detail about refueling in Libreville, Gabon, is not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — AMERICAN REACTS to TS GALAXY vs MAMELODI SUNDOWNS ‣ ALL GOALS & HIGHLIGHTS Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is mad...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq-1hNbVyME
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web search NEUTRAL — The Brazilians take a first-leg lead into Morocco, but it’s not done yet Mamelodi Sundowns (37' Modiba) 10 AS FAR #Sundowns #TotalEnergiesCAFCL #AreyengMasandawanaUntilItsDone pic.x.com/UBXx4ab5JF.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — The South African team of Mamelodi Sundowns won Act 1 of the CAF Champions League final on Sunday (1-0). Miguel Cardoso’s men take an option on the coronation before the return leg scheduled for next …
https://sportnewsafrica.com/articles/caf-cl-mamelodi-sundown…
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“the department of international relations and cooperation (Dirco) intervened”
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The evidence provides general information about what DIRCO is, but does not contain any specific report confirming that DIRCO intervened in this particular landing permit issue.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is the foreign ministry of the South African government. It is responsible for South Africa's relationships with foreign countries and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_International_Re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The foreign relations of South Africa have spanned from the country's time as a dominion of the British Empire to its isolationist policies under apartheid to its position as a responsible internation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_South_Afr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel–South Africa relations refer to the current and historic relationship between the Republic of South Africa and the State of Israel. As of January 2024, South Africa maintains only "limited poli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–South_Africa_relations
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“AS FAR trailing by 1-0 following their defeat at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria at the weekend”
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Multiple independent sources confirm AS FAR lost 1-0 to Mamelodi Sundowns at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria in the first leg of the CAF Champions League final.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Mamelodi_Sundowns_F.C.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 CAF Champions League, officially the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League for sponsorship purposes, is the 62nd season of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confedera…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_CAF_Champions_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_CAF_Champions_League_fina…
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“Masandawana only need to avoid defeat to clinch their second title on Sunday”
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Since Sundowns won the first leg 1-0, a draw or win in the second leg would secure the title. This is supported by reports of their 1-0 lead and the nature of the two-legged final.
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web search NEUTRAL — The South African team of Mamelodi Sundowns won Act 1 of the CAF Champions League final on Sunday (1-0). Miguel Cardoso’s men take an option on the coronation before the return leg scheduled for next …
https://sportnewsafrica.com/articles/caf-cl-mamelodi-sundown…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mamelodi Sundowns won't park the bus in CAF Champions League final second leg says coach Miguel Cardoso.Crowd violence taints Mamelodi Sundowns' CAF Champions League final first leg win over AS Far. 3…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sundowns dominated the pitch but squandered multiple opportunities to widen their lead during a dominant second-half surge. Colombian forward Brayan Leon uncharacteristically missed two clear chances,…
https://thesudantimes.com/africa/aubrey-modiba-secures-win-f…
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“violent clashes in the stands between Moroccan fans and the South African police, Sundowns supporters and stadium security”
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One Google News snippet mentions 'Crowd violence taints Mamelodi Sundowns' CAF Champions League final first leg win over AS Far', but the other provided evidence for this claim consists of general dictionary definitions of violence and unrelated Wikipedia entries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Great Migration, sometimes known as the Great Northward Migration or the Black Migration, was the movement of five million Black Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Nor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Migration_(African_Ameri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stade Mohammed V (Arabic: ملعب محمد الخامس) is a multi-purpose stadium which is named after King Mohammed V and situated at the heart of Casablanca, Morocco, in the western part of the Maârif neighbor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade_Mohammed_V
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sundown towns, also known as sunset towns, gray towns, or sundowner towns, were all-White municipalities or neighborhoods in the United States and Canada that practiced a form of racial segregation by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundown_town
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“a malfunction in the VAR system that delayed the start of the second half by about 21 minutes”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a VAR malfunction or a 21-minute delay in the second half.
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