2025 CAF Champions League final

2025 CAF Champions League final
Event2024–25 CAF Champions League
Mamelodi Sundowns Pyramids
South Africa Egypt
2 3
First leg
Mamelodi Sundowns Pyramids
1 1
Date24 May 2025 (2025-05-24)
VenueLoftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
RefereeMahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Attendance50,000
WeatherSunny
19 °C (66 °F)
51% humidity
Second leg
Pyramids Mamelodi Sundowns
2 1
Date1 June 2025 (2025-06-01)
Venue30 June Stadium, Cairo
RefereeOmar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Attendance25,000
WeatherClear weather
27 °C (81 °F)
43% humidity

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 Football (CAF), and the 29th edition under the current CAF Champions League title.[1][2]

Pyramids defeated Mamelodi Sundowns 3-2 on aggregate to win their first CAF Champions League title.[3][4]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

Team Zone Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns COSAFA (Southern Africa) 2 (2001, 2016)
Egypt Pyramids UNAF (North Africa) none

Venues

Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, hosted the first leg.
30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

Further information: 2024–25 CAF Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Round Egypt Pyramids
Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye First round Tanzania JKU 9–1 6–0 (A) 3–1 (H)
Eswatini Mbabane Swallows 8–0 4–0 (A) 4–0 (H) Second round Rwanda APR 4–2 1–1 (A) 3–1 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 0–0 (H) Matchday 1 Angola Sagrada Esperança 5–1 (H)
Morocco AS FAR 1–1 (A) Matchday 2 Mali Djoliba 0–0 (A)
Morocco Raja CA 1–0 (H) Matchday 3 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 0–2 (A)
Morocco Raja CA 0–1 (A) Matchday 4 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 2–1 (H)
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 2–1 (A) Matchday 5 Angola Sagrada Esperança 1–0 (A)
Morocco AS FAR 1–1 (H) Matchday 6 Mali Djoliba 6–0 (H)
Group B runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Morocco AS FAR 6 10
2 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 6 9
3 Morocco Raja CA 6 8
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 6 3
Source: CAF
 Final standings Group D runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 6 13
2 Egypt Pyramids 6 13
3 Angola Sagrada Esperança 6 5
4 Mali Djoliba 6 2
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Quarter-finals Morocco AS FAR 4–3 4–1 (H) 0–2 (A)
Egypt Al Ahly 1–1 (a) 0–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Semi-finals South Africa Orlando Pirates 0–0 0–0 (A) 3–2 (H)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.

Matches

First leg

Details

Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa1–1Egypt Pyramids
  • Ribeiro 54'
 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Mamelodi Sundowns
Pyramids
MF 4 South Africa Teboho Mokoena
DF 5 South Africa Mosa Lebusa
MF 6 South Africa Aubrey Modiba
FW 9 Brazil Arthur Sales downward-facing red arrow 78'
FW 10 Brazil Lucas Ribeiro downward-facing red arrow 84'
MF 11 Chile Marcelo Allende
FW 13 South Africa Iqraam Rayners downward-facing red arrow 78'
FW 17 South Africa Tashreeq Matthews downward-facing red arrow 37'
DF 20 South Africa Grant Kekana
DF 25 South Africa Khuliso Mudau
GK 30 South Africa Ronwen Williams (c)
Substitutes:
GK 1 Uganda Denis Onyango
MF 12 South Africa Neo Maema upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 15 South Africa Bathusi Aubaas
MF 18 South Africa Themba Zwane
MF 26 South Africa Jayden Adams upward-facing green arrow 37'
DF 27 South Africa Thapelo Morena upward-facing green arrow 84'
DF 29 Zimbabwe Divine Lunga
MF 34 South Africa Mothobi Mvala
FW 38 Namibia Peter Shalulile upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Portugal Miguel Cardoso
GK 1 Egypt Ahmed El Shenawy (c)
DF 3 Egypt Mahmoud Marei
DF 4 Egypt Ahmed Samy
MF 7 Burkina Faso Blati Touré
FW 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo Fiston Mayele downward-facing red arrow 88'
MF 14 Egypt Mohanad Lasheen
DF 15 Morocco Mohamed Chibi
MF 18 Morocco Walid El Karti
DF 21 Egypt Mohamed Hamdy
FW 30 Egypt Ibrahim Adel downward-facing red arrow 88'
MF 31 Egypt Ahmed Atef Yellow card 47' downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutes:
DF 5 Egypt Ali Gabr
FW 10 Egypt Ramadan Sobhi upward-facing green arrow 80'
DF 12 Egypt Ahmed Tawfik
MF 13 Egypt Mahmoud Dunga
GK 22 Egypt Sherif Ekramy
MF 27 Egypt Youssef Obama
DF 29 Egypt Karim Hafez upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 33 Egypt Marwan Hamdy upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 35 Egypt Abdel Rahman Magdy
Manager:
Croatia Krunoslav Jurčić

Assistant referees:
Mohammed Ibrahim (Sudan)
Ahmed Abdel Razek (Djibouti)
Fourth official:
Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Video assistant referee:
Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Gabriel Camara (Senegal)

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.[note 1]

Statistics

Second leg

Details

Pyramids Egypt2–1South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Pyramids
Mamelodi Sundowns
GK 1 Egypt Ahmed El Shenawy (c)
DF 3 Egypt Mahmoud Marei
DF 4 Egypt Ahmed Samy
MF 7 Burkina Faso Blati Touré downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
FW 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo Fiston Mayele
FW 10 Egypt Ramadan Sobhi downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 14 Egypt Mohanad Lasheen
DF 15 Morocco Mohamed Chibi Yellow card 38' downward-facing red arrow 89'
MF 18 Morocco Walid El Karti
DF 21 Egypt Mohamed Hamdy
MF 31 Egypt Ahmed Atef Otta Yellow card 26'
Substitutes:
DF 5 Egypt Ali Gabr upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
FW 11 Egypt Mostafa Fathi
DF 12 Egypt Ahmed Tawfik upward-facing green arrow 89'
GK 22 Egypt Sherif Ekramy
MF 27 Egypt Youssef Obama
DF 29 Egypt Karim Hafez
FW 30 Egypt Ibrahim Adel upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 33 Egypt Marwan Hamdy
FW 35 Egypt Abdel Rahman Magdy
Manager:
Croatia Krunoslav Jurčić
MF 4 South Africa Teboho Mokoena Yellow card 69'
DF 5 South Africa Mosa Lebusa downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 6 South Africa Aubrey Modiba Yellow card 26' downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 10 Brazil Lucas Ribeiro
MF 11 Chile Marcelo Allende
FW 13 South Africa Iqraam Rayners downward-facing red arrow 78'
FW 17 South Africa Tashreeq Matthews downward-facing red arrow 64'
DF 20 South Africa Grant Kekana
DF 25 South Africa Khuliso Mudau
MF 26 South Africa Jayden Adams downward-facing red arrow 64'
GK 30 South Africa Ronwen Williams (c)
Substitutes:
GK 1 Uganda Denis Onyango
FW 9 Brazil Arthur Sales upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 15 South Africa Bathusi Aubaas
MF 18 South Africa Themba Zwane
DF 27 South Africa Thapelo Morena upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 29 Zimbabwe Divine Lunga upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 34 South Africa Mothobi Mvala
FW 35 South Africa Lebo Mothiba upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 38 Namibia Peter Shalulile upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Portugal Miguel Cardoso

Assistant referees:
Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Stephen Yiembe (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Video assistant referee:
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Abd Al Aziz Yasir (Sudan)
Carine Atezambong Fomo (Cameroon)

Match rules

Statistics

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.

References

  1. ^ "Sundowns edge past Al Ahly on away goals to reach TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final". Confederation of African Football. 25 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Late Mayele heroics send Pyramids into historic first final after five-goal thriller". Confederation of African Football. 25 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Pyramids beat Sundowns to win first-ever TotalEnergies CAF Champions League title". CAF Online. 1 June 2025.
  4. ^ Gleeson, Mark (2025-06-01). "Pyramids claim maiden African Champions League title". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
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