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Sundowns’ plane to Rabat fails to leave as Moroccans deny landing permit

Dailydispatch · · 197 words · By Mahlatse Mphahlele
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Mamelodi Sundowns’ preparations for their Caf Champions League final second leg against AS FAR have been severely disrupted with the team grounded in South Africa.”
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While evidence confirms the existence of the CAF Champions League final between Mamelodi Sundowns and AS FAR, there is no mention in the provided search results of the team being grounded in South Africa or their preparations being disrupted.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_CAF_Champions_League_fina…
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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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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 could not fly out of the country on Tuesday morning as scheduled because they were not given a landing permit from the aviation authorities in Morocco.”
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The provided evidence does not contain any information regarding a denied landing permit from Moroccan aviation authorities for Mamelodi Sundowns.
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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 2025–26 Espérance Sportive de Tunis season is the 107th season in existence and the club's 71st consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. In addition to the domestic league, Espér…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Espérance_Sportive_de_…
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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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“this can have a serious impact on their preparations for the hugely anticipated clash in Rabat on Sunday.”
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Multiple sources confirm the second leg of the final is in Rabat. Specifically, ESPN mentions the second leg in Rabat on May 24, and Wikipedia confirms the 2026 CAF Champions League final is a two-legged final.
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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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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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“Sundowns are taking a slender lead to the second leg after a lone goal by defender Aubrey Modiba secured a 1-0 win in Pretoria on Sunday”
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Two independent sources (AFP and ESPN) confirm that Mamelodi Sundowns won the first leg 1-0 in Pretoria with a goal from Aubrey Modiba.
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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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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 — Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Football Club is a women's professional soccer club based in Pretoria, South Africa. The team competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in Sout…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamelodi_Sundowns_Ladies_F.C.
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“their match that was marred by crowd violence and malfunctioning VAR.”
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Multiple sources report VAR malfunctions and drama during the first leg match. One source explicitly mentions a 'malfunction of the video assistant referee (VAR)' and another refers to 'VAR drama' and 'VAR confusion'.
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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 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Football Club is a women's professional soccer club based in Pretoria, South Africa. The team competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in Sout…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamelodi_Sundowns_Ladies_F.C.
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“After several hours at OR Tambo International Airport in the morning on Tuesday, Sundowns players had to return home”
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The evidence provided does not mention the players spending hours at OR Tambo International Airport or returning home on Tuesday morning.
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web search NEUTRAL — or tambo airport website logo. Home. Flights. Information.Current weather conditions and 7 day, 3 hourly weather forecasts for OR Tambo International Airport, Cape Town Airport and King Shaka Airport.
https://ortambo-airport.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns and Morocco's AS FAR meet in the 2025/26 CAF Champions League final this month, with Sundowns chasing a second continental crown (having won in 2016) and AS FAR lookin…
https://www.olympics.com/en/news/football-2026-caf-champions…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sundowns last lifted the continental crown 10 years ago when they beat Zamalek SC 3-0 at home before losing 1-0 in Cairo, still securing a 3-1 aggregate victory. Despite that success, Adams admitted h…
https://capetimes.co.za/sport/soccer/africa/2026-05-15-mamel…
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