Mamelodi Sundowns reached the CAF Women’s Champions League final with a 4-1 victory over Uganda’s Kawempe Muslim Ladies in the semi-final, setting up a title decider against Morocco’s AS FAR in Ismailia, Egypt.
Donnelly’s first-half hat-trick and Sundowns’ goals
Ronnel Donnelly scored a hat-trick in the semi-final as Sundowns booked their place in the CAF Women’s Champions League final with a 4-1 win over Kawempe Muslim Ladies on Wednesday.
Donnelly did not score in Sundowns’ three group games but found the net three times in the first half of the semi-final against Kawempe Muslim Ladies.
Noxolo Cesane added Sundowns’ fourth goal before the halftime break against Kawempe Muslim Ladies.
Kawempe Muslim Ladies’ response in the second half
Latifah Nakasi scored a goal for Kawempe Muslim Ladies in the second half against Sundowns.
Final showdown with AS FAR and the other semi-final
Sundowns will face AS FAR of Morocco in the CAF Women’s Champions League final in Ismailia, Egypt on Sunday.
AS FAR of Morocco beat Lekié Football Filles of Cameroon 1-0 in the other semi-final.
CAF Women’s Champions League history and Sundowns’ achievements
Mamelodi Sundowns have twice been African champions in the CAF Women’s Champions League, winning the inaugural event in 2021 and again in 2023.
In 2022, Mamelodi Sundowns lost 4-0 in the CAF Women’s Champions League final to AS FAR and finished that game with nine players after two red cards.
AS FAR have two CAF Women’s Champions League titles, from 2022 and 2025, and entered the current competition as defending champions.
TP Mazembe, champions in 2024, are the only other club to have lifted the CAF Women’s Champions League trophy.
National team call-ups and reporter background
Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis earlier in the week named 11 Mamelodi Sundowns players in her squad for the World Cup play-offs.
Nick Said has been covering African sport for almost three decades, specialising in football, rugby and cricket, and is based in Cape Town, South Africa.
