Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces to meet Sundowns in African Champions League final

Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces advanced to the African Champions ​League final despite a 1-0 loss ‌in Saturday’s second leg against compatriots Renaissance Berkane.

The military team won 2-1 on aggregate ​and will take on Mamelodi ​Sundowns in the two-legged final next ⁠month after the South African side ​secured a 2-0 aggregate victory over Tunisia’s ​Esperance earlier on Saturday.

Royal Armed Forces were 2-0 winners in the first leg in Rabat ​last week and held out ​in the return until conceding a penalty in ‌the ⁠57th minute, which Yassine Labhiri converted.

Berkane, in their debut Champions League campaign, failed to score a second goal to ​take the ​tie ⁠to a penalty shootout.

Sundowns will host the first leg of ​the final on May 15 ​, with ⁠the return in Rabat seven days later.

Royal Armed Forces won Africa’s top club ⁠competition ​in 1985 but have ​not reached the final since.

-Reuters

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