2025 CAF Champions League final

2025 CAF Champions League final
Event	2024–25 CAF Champions League
First leg
Date	24 May 2025
Venue	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Referee	Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Attendance	50,000
Weather	Sunny; 19 °C (66 °F); 51% humidity
Second leg
Date	1 June 2025
Venue	30 June Stadium, Cairo
Referee	Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Attendance	25,000
Weather	Clear weather; 27 °C (81 °F); 43% humidity
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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)
Mamelodi Sundowns	COSAFA (Southern Africa)	2 (2001, 2016)
Pyramids	UNAF (North Africa)	none

Venues

Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, hosted the first leg.

Road to the final

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

Mamelodi Sundowns

Round

Pyramids

Opponent

1st leg

2nd leg

Qualifying rounds

Opponent

1st leg

2nd leg

Bye

First round

JKU

9–1

6–0 (A)

3–1 (H)

Mbabane Swallows

8–0

4–0 (A)

4–0 (H)

Second round

APR

4–2

1–1 (A)

3–1 (H)

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

AS Maniema Union

0–0 (H)

Matchday 1

Sagrada Esperança

5–1 (H)

AS FAR

1–1 (A)

Matchday 2

Djoliba

0–0 (A)

Raja CA

1–0 (H)

Matchday 3

Espérance de Tunis

0–2 (A)

Raja CA

0–1 (A)

Matchday 4

Espérance de Tunis

2–1 (H)

AS Maniema Union

2–1 (A)

Matchday 5

Sagrada Esperança

1–0 (A)

AS FAR

1–1 (H)

Matchday 6

Djoliba

6–0 (H)

Group B runners-up

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	AS FAR	6	10
2	Mamelodi Sundowns	6	9
3	Raja CA	6	8
4	AS Maniema Union	6	3

Source: CAF

Final standings

Group D runners-up

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Espérance de Tunis	6	13
2	Pyramids	6	13
3	Sagrada Esperança	6	5
4	Djoliba	6	2

Source: CAF

Opponent

1st leg

2nd leg

Knockout stage

Opponent

1st leg

2nd leg

Espérance de Tunis

1–0

1–0 (H)

0–0 (A)

Quarter-finals

AS FAR

4–3

4–1 (H)

0–2 (A)

Al Ahly

1–1 (a)

0–0 (H)

1–1 (A)

Semi-finals

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

24 May 2025

15:00 UTC+2

Mamelodi Sundowns	1–1	Pyramids
Ribeiro 54'	Report	El Karti 90+4'

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Mamelodi Sundowns

Pyramids


MF	4	Teboho Mokoena
DF	5	Mosa Lebusa
MF	6	Aubrey Modiba
FW	9	Arthur Sales	78'
FW	10	Lucas Ribeiro	84'
MF	11	Marcelo Allende
FW	13	Iqraam Rayners	78'
FW	17	Tashreeq Matthews	37'
DF	20	Grant Kekana
DF	25	Khuliso Mudau
GK	30	Ronwen Williams (c)
Substitutes:
GK	1	Denis Onyango
MF	12	Neo Maema	78'
MF	15	Bathusi Aubaas
MF	18	Themba Zwane
MF	26	Jayden Adams	37'
DF	27	Thapelo Morena	84'
DF	29	Divine Lunga
MF	34	Mothobi Mvala
FW	38	Peter Shalulile	78'
Manager:
Miguel Cardoso


GK	1	Ahmed El Shenawy (c)
DF	3	Mahmoud Marei
DF	4	Ahmed Samy
MF	7	Blati Touré
FW	9	Fiston Mayele		88'
MF	14	Mohanad Lasheen
DF	15	Mohamed Chibi
MF	18	Walid El Karti
DF	21	Mohamed Hamdy
FW	30	Ibrahim Adel		88'
MF	31	Ahmed Atef	47'	80'
Substitutes:
DF	5	Ali Gabr
FW	10	Ramadan Sobhi		80'
DF	12	Ahmed Tawfik
MF	13	Mahmoud Dunga
GK	22	Sherif Ekramy
MF	27	Youssef Obama
DF	29	Karim Hafez		88'
FW	33	Marwan Hamdy		88'
FW	35	Abdel Rahman Magdy
Manager:
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

First half
Statistic	Mamelodi Sundowns	Pyramids
Goals scored	0	0
Total shots	5	4
Shots on target	1	1
Saves	1	1
Ball possession	61%	39%
Corner kicks	2	2
Offsides	0	2
Yellow cards	0	0
Red cards	0	0

Second half
Statistic	Mamelodi Sundowns	Pyramids
Goals scored	1	1
Total shots	4	6
Shots on target	1	2
Saves	1	0
Ball possession	57%	43%
Corner kicks	1	1
Offsides	1	2
Yellow cards	0	1
Red cards	0	0

Overall
Statistic	Mamelodi Sundowns	Pyramids
Goals scored	1	1
Total shots	9	10
Shots on target	2	3
Saves	2	1
Ball possession	59%	41%
Corner kicks	3	3
Offsides	1	4
Yellow cards	0	1
Red cards	0	0

Second leg

Details

1 June 2025

20:00 UTC+3

Pyramids	2–1	Mamelodi Sundowns
Mayele 23' Samy 56'	Report	Rayners 75'

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

Pyramids

Mamelodi Sundowns


GK	1	Ahmed El Shenawy (c)
DF	3	Mahmoud Marei
DF	4	Ahmed Samy
MF	7	Blati Touré		90+2'
FW	9	Fiston Mayele
FW	10	Ramadan Sobhi		78'
MF	14	Mohanad Lasheen
DF	15	Mohamed Chibi	38'	89'
MF	18	Walid El Karti
DF	21	Mohamed Hamdy
MF	31	Ahmed Atef Otta	26'
Substitutes:
DF	5	Ali Gabr		90+2'
FW	11	Mostafa Fathi
DF	12	Ahmed Tawfik		89'
GK	22	Sherif Ekramy
MF	27	Youssef Obama
DF	29	Karim Hafez
FW	30	Ibrahim Adel		78'
FW	33	Marwan Hamdy
FW	35	Abdel Rahman Magdy
Manager:
Krunoslav Jurčić


MF	4	Teboho Mokoena	69'
DF	5	Mosa Lebusa		64'
MF	6	Aubrey Modiba	26'	46'
FW	10	Lucas Ribeiro
MF	11	Marcelo Allende
FW	13	Iqraam Rayners		78'
FW	17	Tashreeq Matthews		64'
DF	20	Grant Kekana
DF	25	Khuliso Mudau
MF	26	Jayden Adams		64'
GK	30	Ronwen Williams (c)
Substitutes:
GK	1	Denis Onyango
FW	9	Arthur Sales		64'
MF	15	Bathusi Aubaas
MF	18	Themba Zwane
DF	27	Thapelo Morena		64'
DF	29	Divine Lunga		46'
MF	34	Mothobi Mvala
FW	35	Lebo Mothiba		78'
FW	38	Peter Shalulile		64'
Manager:
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

90 minutes.
Penalty shoot-out if tied on aggregate and away goals.
Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.^{[note 1]}

Statistics

First half
Statistic	Pyramids	Mamelodi Sundowns
Goals scored	1	0
Total shots	6	5
Shots on target	3	1
Saves	1	2
Ball possession	39%	61%
Corner kicks	2	1
Offsides	1	0
Yellow cards	2	1
Red cards	0	0

Second half
Statistic	Pyramids	Mamelodi Sundowns
Goals scored	1	1
Total shots	4	5
Shots on target	1	3
Saves	2	0
Ball possession	33%	67%
Corner kicks	0	6
Offsides	2	1
Yellow cards	0	1
Red cards	0	0

Overall
Statistic	Pyramids	Mamelodi Sundowns
Goals scored	2	1
Total shots	10	10
Shots on target	4	4
Saves	3	2
Ball possession	36%	64%
Corner kicks	2	7
Offsides	3	1
Yellow cards	2	2
Red cards	0	0

Notes

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

References

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

External links

TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, CAFonline.com

[CAF_Champions_League_final-5] Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.

[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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2025 CAF Champions League final

Teams

Venues

Road to the final

Format

Matches

First leg

Details

Statistics

Second leg

Details

Statistics

See also

Notes

References

External links