The royal army faces a test to turn the result around.
The Royal Moroccan Army is seeking to compensate for its loss in the first leg of the African Champions League final against South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns, which ended 1-0, in the return match taking place on Sunday.
The Royal Army is trying to make up for its loss in the first leg despite the difficulty of the task. The official website of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) mentioned that it is not impossible, as only 11 teams in the history of the tournament have managed to overturn a first-leg deficit in the final. However, recent data confirms the difficulty of this achievement.
In the following investigation, we review the teams that succeeded in compensating for their first-leg losses to win and subsequently claim the title:
The Ivorian team lost the first leg against Mali's Real Bamako with a score of 3-1, but they made a strong comeback in the return match in Abidjan, equalizing the aggregate score to 4-4 thanks to a decisive goal in extra time from Joseph Bléziri in the 117th minute.
The final was decided in three matches. Ghana's Asante Kotoko won the first leg 3-0, and Cameroon’s Canon Yaoundé responded with a 2-0 victory in the return leg. Since the aggregate goal system was not in place at that time, a playoff match was held, which Canon won 1-0.
Kotoko won the first leg 4-2, but the Congolese club Vita Club won the return leg 3-0 to overturn the result and be crowned champions 5-4 on aggregate.
Guinea's Hafia won the first leg 3-0, but Algeria's CR Belouizdad responded with the same score in the return leg. In extra time, Omar Betrouni scored in the 90th minute to lead the match to penalties, which the Algerians won 4-1.
Ghana's Hearts of Oak won the first leg 1-0, before Union Douala equalized in the return leg with a late goal from goalkeeper Joseph-Antoine Bell in the 90th minute. The Cameroonian team then won the penalty shootout 5-3.
ES Sétif lost the first leg 1-0, but they responded in the return leg with a significant 4-0 victory over Nigeria's Enyimba, securing the title.
Each team won their home match 2-1, and both teams scored late goals in the return leg, leading to a penalty shootout that was decided in favor of Zamalek 5-4.
Raja Casablanca lost the first leg 1-0 to Obiashi Gold Fields, then won the return leg by the same score, before prevailing in the penalty shootout 5-4 to claim the title.
Each team won 2-1 at home, and a penalty shootout was held, which Enyimba won 5-3 to achieve their second consecutive title.
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