Mamelodi Sundowns have a losing record against Moroccan opposition in continental club competition but will be looking to turn that around in the African Champions League final against Royal Armed Forces.
Sundowns host the miliary club in the first leg of the final at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday and then travel away to Rabat for the return on 24 May.
Sundowns first faced Moroccan opposition less than a decade ago in 2017 but since there have been a flood of meetings, with 18 matches played, including two against Royal Armed Forces in the pool stages of last year’s competition.
In the 18 previous clashes with Moroccan clubs, Sundowns have five wins, six defeats and seven draws. They have scored 14 goals and conceded the same number.
Both previous games against the military side games ended in 1-1 draws. Iqraam Rayners gave Sundowns the lead midway through the second half in Rabat, but Mohamed Hrimat equalised for Royal Armed Forces to earn a 1-1 draw.
The second fixture was played in Pretoria and Peter Shalulile again gave Sundowns the lead early on, only for El Amine Zouhzouh to equalise for the visitors seven minutes from the end.
Sundowns have met Moroccan opposition in the Champions League on 16 occasions, with four wins, five losses and seven draws. They have scored 11 goals and conceded 12.
Twelve of those games have come against Wydad Casablanca, with two versus Royal Armed Forces and two against Raja Casablanca, also in the 2024/25 pool stage.
The other two fixtures against Moroccan clubs came in the final of the African Football League, when Sundowns defeated Wydad 3-2 on aggregate after both teams claimed victory in their home leg.
Sundowns have never lost a home tie against Moroccan opposition, but have also never won in Morocco.
In their nine previous home fixtures, they have five wins and four draws, scoring 11 goals and conceding five.
In their nine previous visits to North Africa, they have three draws to go with six defeats.