South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns were crowned the first-ever champions of the African Football League following a 2-0 second-leg victory over Wydad Casablanca to lift the trophy with a 3-2 aggregate score at Loftus Stadium on Sunday.
Sundowns entered the match trailing 2-1 but managed to overturn the result on home soil to emerge victorious.
Peter Shaluhile and Aubrey Modiba scored for the home side to seal the victory.
Modiba scored a slick goal to win his team a continental trophy.
Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena hailed Modiba and said the goal was something the team practiced in training.
“It’s satisfying to score a goal from something we have practiced. We worked on that situation really hard. The finish? I can’t teach that. I would use another word, but to do that takes a big pair—but how good has he been for us?”Mokwena noted.
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Sundowns have continued to dominate the continent, having now won three continental trophies in the last six years, including six domestic titles in a row.
