Pretoria, South Africa – Mamelodi Sundowns go face Pyramids FC as dem host first leg for the CAF Champions League final on Saturday, May 24, 2025, for Loftus Versfeld Stadium. The South African champions dey ride high after dem recently lift Betway Premiership title, and dem goalkeeper, Ronwen Williams, don talk say victory for the Champions League go be the biggest thing wey e don achieve for e career.
“I think dat go be the most important [achievement], because I know say e go make millions and millions of people happy,” Williams talk to ESPN. “When the team win, e dey make all our supporters happy. We dey crave for dat second star to show say we be African champions again after our first win for 2016.”
Pyramids FC dey face tough competition for their local league, as dem dey fight Al Ahly for first spot and also dey look towards the Egyptian Cup final on June 5. Sundowns, wey don beat Ahly for semi-finals, dey come as favorites to win dis final, especially as Pyramids dey prepare for their first Champions League final.
Last weekend, Sundowns end their league season with a strong 2-0 win, putting dem on top of their game. Pyramids also dey in good form, as dem recently secure 2-0 win over Petrojet. Di match go start for Loftus Versfeld at 3:00 PM CAT (1:00 PM GMT, 9:00 AM ET), and fans go fit catch am live on SuperSport.
Some key players for dis two clubs fit miss di game. Sundowns go play without their defender, Rivaldo Coetzee, who dey recover from ACL injury, while Pyramids dey worry about Ramadan Sobhi, who don miss recent matches because of injury. Even without Sobhi, Pyramids get some strong players like Ibrahim Adel, who dey fit step up if given di chance.
In terms of stats, Sundowns don win with clean sheets in six consecutive matches, showing say dem get solid defense and strong attack. Lucas Ribeiro and Fiston Mayele of Pyramids don joint lead for top scorers with five goals each in the CAF Champions League.
As di gaffer for Sundowns, Miguel Cardoso, dey prepare dem, he don promise say e done analyze Pyramids well, and go target their weaknesses. “We dey look forward to di challenge, our squad dey ready and we dey pumped to win dis final,” Cardoso talk.
In di opposing camp, Pyramids coach Krunoslav Jurcic go also work hard to ensure say him team dey ready despite di pressure. “We know sef, we fit get everything right for di final,” Jurcic say. “Dis na our chance to make history together.”
As di first leg dey approach, di tension high for both camps, as dem all dey fight to lift di new CAF Champions League trophy, wey don dey rebranded to make am more prestigious. Whoever win dis match go set dem self to make history when dem play di return leg on June 1 at 30 June Stadium for Cairo.
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