Al Ahli Saudi meet Sundowns in Intercontinental Cup stage tie

Al Ahli Saudi and Mamelodi Sundowns meet in the Africa–Asia–Pacific stage of the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.

• The tie is scheduled for Saturday, 19 September, at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
• Al Ahli reached this stage with a 1–0 win over Auckland City; Sundowns qualify as reigning African Champions League winners.
• The match is Al Ahli's first away tie in the competition, after it hosted Auckland City in Jeddah.
• Al Ahli play under new coach Marino Pušić, who replaced Matthias Jaissle following the latter's move to Newcastle United.
• The first half ended 1–1, with Nuno Santos opening the scoring for Sundowns before Al Ahli equalised through a Ronwen Williams own goal.
• Mamelodi Sundowns beat Al Ahli Saudi 2–1 at Loftus Versfeld to win the Three Continents Cup.
• Nuno Santos scored twice with headers in the 17th and 80th minutes; Al Ahli's goal was a Ronwen Williams own goal.
• Sundowns advance to face the Americas champion in the Intercontinental Cup semi-final, with the winner meeting Paris Saint-Germain in the final.
• Sundowns collected $2 million for winning the Three Continents Cup, adding to $6 million from the African Champions League and $10 million for the 2029 Club World Cup.
• The club surpassed Egyptian rivals Al-Ahly and Pyramids to become Africa's highest-earning team in prize money.