3 Facts About Our Games Against Sundowns

Al Ahly will face South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. in the quarter-finals of the CAF Champions League, according to the draw which was held on Friday in Cairo.

The Red Eagles will face Sundowns for the ninth time in the CAF Champions League; therefore, we wanted to revisit our previous encounters against them in the competition.

Here are facts about the game :

1-Head to Head Games:

Al Ahly faced Sundowns on eight occasions, with the Red Eagles winning 4 games, draw taking place 3 times, and the South African team coming out victorious once.

We never played against Sundowns outside of the CAF Champions League!

2- Goals Scored and Goals Conceded:

The Red Eagles scored eleven goals and conceded eight goals in all of our previous games against Sundowns. We managed to keep a clean sheet in four matches; whereas,  our opponent maintained a clean sheet only on one occasion.

3- All Eight Games in Numbers:

• First Game: 1-1 in South Africa (2001)
• Second Encounter: 3-0 for Al Ahly in Cairo (2001)
• Third Match: 1-1 in South Africa (2007)
• Fourth Game: 2-0 for Al Ahly in Cairo (2007)
• Fifth Encounter: 5-0 for Sundowns in South Africa (2019)
• Sixth Match: 1-0 for Al Ahly in Cairo (2019)
• Seventh Game: 2-0 for Al Ahly in Cairo (2020)
• Eighth Encounter: 1-1 for Sundowns in South Africa (2020)