Mamelodi Sundowns look to shake off ‘notoriety’ in the CAF Champions League final!

Mamelodi Sundowns are the favourites to win this season's CAF Champions League title, having last been champions in 2016, nine years after the South African club's last real glory in the competition.

Mamelodi Sundowns will be the most likely team to win this final, but you can be sure the guest from Egypt will not be easy because of his outstanding performances in the tournament since the beginning of the season.

South Africa's national team has established itself as a perennial contender in this competition, having reached at least the quarterfinals in seven of the last eight editions. While their consistent group stage performances - including record-breaking point totals - demonstrate impressive pedigree, the side has unfortunately developed a reputation for faltering when knockout round pressure intensifies.

Their most recent campaign nearly continued this trend last April, when a dramatic stoppage-time own goal salvaged a 1-1 draw against defending champions Al Ahly. This fortuitous equalizer ultimately propelled them to the final via the away goals rule, narrowly avoiding what would have been a third consecutive semifinal exit.

The team is currently under the guidance of Portuguese tactician Miguel Cardoso, while the club remains owned by CAF president Patrice Motsepe's family - with the South African billionaire maintaining one of the continent's most formidable football enterprises.