The Moroccan team, Wydad, will host its South African counterpart, Sun Downs, today, Saturday, at 10:00 pm, at Mohammed V Stadium, as part of the first leg of the semi-final round of the African Champions League competition.
And Moroccan Wydad is armed with land workers and the public to achieve a comfortable victory over Sun Downs in today’s match, facilitating the return match in South Africa.
The Wydad club recently announced the dismissal of Spain’s Juan Carlos Garrido from coaching the team, and appointed Belgian Sven Vandenbroek as his successor.
Wydad qualified for the CAF Champions League semi-finals after defeating Tanzanian Sibma with a penalty shootout, after the two-legged matches ended with a goal for the same, while Sun Downs swept the Belouizdad youth, 6-2, back and forth.
On the other hand, the Sun Downs team aspires to achieve a positive result, before playing the return match at home.
Sun Downs is the only team in the semi-finals that has not suffered defeat in the CAF Champions League so far.
The qualifier from Wydad and Sun Downs will meet the winner of the Al-Ahly and Esperance matches, in the CAF Champions League final.
It is noteworthy that Al-Ahly swept Esperance 3-0, yesterday, Friday, at the Olympic Stadium in Rades, in the first leg of the African Champions League semi-finals, to put a step forward in the final match..
