Rulani Mokwena

Oh to be a fly on the wall in the Mamelodi Sundowns dressing room during their half-time team talks! © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

How SA’s teams rank in terms of CAF Champions League matches played

How South Africa’s nine teams rank in terms of CAF Champions League matches played over the years.

Rulani Mokwena

Oh to be a fly on the wall in the Mamelodi Sundowns dressing room during their half-time team talks! © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Kaizer Chiefs will bring up a major milestone for South African football when they host Wydad Casablanca on Saturday in what will be the country’s 300th match in the CAF Champions League.

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Kick-off at the FNB Stadium is scheduled for 18:00.

It will be fitting that the honour falls to the Amakhosi as they were also involved in South Africa’s first game in Africa’s elite club competition when they defeated Lobatse Gunners from Botswana 1-0 away in the preliminary round in 1993, according to SuperSport.

South African clubs have played 298 matches to date in the CAF Champions League, with Mamelodi Sundowns next in action when they travel to Sudanese side Al Hilal on Friday.

Kick-off is at 15:00 SA time.

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In total, nine South African clubs have played at least one CAF Champions League match over the years.

Those 298 matches are split as follows:

Mamelodi Sundowns – 117

Orlando Pirates – 82

Kaizer Chiefs – 33

SuperSport United – 26

Ajax Cape Town – 14

Manning Rangers – 10

Bidvest Wits – 8

Platinum Stars – 6

Santos – 2

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