Modiba's Free-Kick Gives Sundowns 1-0 Lead Amid Fan Clashes in Champions League Final

 

Mamelodi Sundowns took a narrow 1-0 advantage in the first leg of the CAF Champions League final against AS FAR Rabat, thanks to Modiba's stunning 37th-minute strike. Sundowns dominated possession and held firm defensively, with Keanu Cupido playing through injury on painkillers. Late drama unfolded when footage showed an AS FAR supporter apparently spraying pepper spray at a police officer, prompting riot shield-equipped police to fire stun grenades and disperse the crowd; a VAR malfunction had already delayed the second half by over 20 minutes. Sundowns head to Rabat on May 24 with the aggregate lead, as fans call for CAF action on the unrest.

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