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The South African side capitalized on their first-leg win in Pretoria with an unanswered goal, winning the title 2-1 on aggregate, adding a second star to their bag with their first win of 2016.
The end of Arab rule
Sun Downs ended the reign of Arab clubs for the Champions League title, which lasted 9 times in a row, becoming the first non-Arab team to lift the trophy since its inception a decade ago.
The title also gave South African football its third continental crown, after Orlando Pirates in 1995 and Sun Downs in 2016.
On the other hand, the Royal Army failed to regain their continental glory and add their second title after their historic defeat in 1985.
Morocco’s strong start
The Royal Army came into the game strongly, with the support of their big fans, and they pressed on from the first minutes in search of a goal that could match the first half.
Rabih Harimat came close to opening the scoring early on, before the Moroccan team were awarded a penalty after returning to video technology, after Reda Slim was caught inside the penalty area.
Harimat did well to convert the goal into a 40th minute lead, setting the Moulay Abdellah Stadium stands alight and returning the game to where it started.
Mokoena shakes the royal army
Although the landowners benefited, he received The royal army A devastating strike in stoppage time of the first half, when Teboho Mokoena fired a rocket that hit the crossbar before curling into the net, giving Sun Downs a vital goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time.
The goal gave the South African team a huge advantage at the start of the second half, and disrupted the calculations of the Moroccan team, who now needed to score two goals.
Williams is the ultimate champion
The Royal Army continued to press in the second half, scoring a new goal in the 76th minute after midfielder Ronwen Williams fouled Youssef Al-Fahli.
But Williams turned out to be the hero of the match when he brilliantly saved Harimat’s shot, keeping his team level and bringing them closer to the podium.
Royal Army missed a number of dangerous chances, most notably Jalal Al-Din Al-Khafif’s chance in the dying moments, while Sun Downs almost added a second goal had the goal not been ruled out for offside.
New World Cup Qualifiers
With this event, Sun Downs secured their place in the 2029 Club World Cup, becoming the second African representative in the tournament after Egypt’s Pyramids, who defeated the South African team in the final.
Sun Downs has reaffirmed its position as one of the most powerful soccer projects in the world, benefiting from the management’s best practices over the years. the latest.