South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies are looking to maintain their status as the only team to have won the CAF Women’s Champions League tournament since its inception when they take on home favourites AS FAR in the final of the second edition of the continental tournament set for Sunday night at Prince Moulay Abdallah in Rabat, Morocco.In the inaugural 2021 edition, Sundowns made history by becoming the first side to lay hands on the prestigious women’s competition after defeating Ghanaian club Hasaacas Ladies 2-0 in Cairo, a feat they will be seeking to replicate in the 2022 campaign.🇲🇦 @ASFAR_Officiel 🆚 @SundownsLadies 🇿🇦 🗓️ 13th of November ⏰ 20:00 (GMT +1)🏟️ Stade Moulay Abdellah It is #CAFWCL final matchday 🤩 Who will be crowned champions of Africa? 🤔#EmpoweringOurGame pic.twitter.com/myeTuNJc0i— #CAFWCL (@CAFwomen) November 13, 2022 While Sundowns have the experience of playing in the final, AS FAR are faced with the prospect of featuring in the tournament final for the first time as they were eliminated in the semis in the 2021 edition by Hasaacas.Ahead of the match, ASFAR head coach Mohamed Amine Alioua has stated he hopes his side can avenge Morocco’s 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final loss to South Africa when they meet the defending champions.The champion of the second #CAFWCL edition to be crowned tonight🏆Who are you picking? 👀#EmpoweringOurGame | @ASFAR_Officiel | @SundownsLadies— #CAFWCL (@CAFwomen) November 13, 2022 Magaia Hildah’s brace helped Banyana Banyana condemn Morocco to a 2-1 defeat at Stade Moulay Abdellah in July and the tactician believes this is a huge opportunity to make things right on the home ground.”We will consider that, moreover even the players talk about it among themselves since a good part of ASFAR is in the [Morocco] team,” Alioua said during the press conference.##NAJAVA_MECA_6806408##”We are also talking about the revenge of the last edition where we stopped in the semi-final. So there is a lot of motivation. We don’t want to be the team that has lost two finals in a row,” he added.”We got to be very conscious in terms of how we approach the game. We once played against each other in the tournament’s group stage last year. A very good side and very tactical, very good in terms of playing from the back, got a lot of skilful players, It’s going to be an interesting final,” Sundowns head coach Jerry Tshabalala noted for his side.Ambani – The billionaire ready to pump in billions to buy LiverpoolThis is the second meeting at the CAF WCL Finals between AS FAR and Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.The teams clashed in their final group game in 2021, the match on the 12th November 2021 at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo ended 0-0.The match kicks off at 2200EAT.
