Huge boost for Mamelodi Sundowns as CAF Super Cup date confirmed for 2026

[p]In recent years, the Super Cup has been played in neutral Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but CAF Champions League winners [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mamelodi-sundowns/lxZ6Bzh6/"]Sundowns[/a] will have home-ground advantage as they take on CAF Confederation Cup winners [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/usm-alger/zXBidj5t/"]USM Alger[/a].[/p][p]They also hosted the last time they lifted the trophy in 2017, when they defeated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mazembe/rJfKh7qN/"]TP Mazembe[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/mamelodi-sundowns-lxZ6Bzh6/mazembe-rJfKh7qN/?mid=8CGNOuDl"]1-0[/a] thanks to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nascimento-ricardo/f1U5kack/"]Ricardo Nascimento[/a] penalty with seven minutes remaining.[/p][p]This year will be the fourth time a South African club has featured in the fixture.[/p][p]Aside from Sundowns’ success nine years ago, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orlando-pirates/p4SF9EMI/"]Orlando Pirates[/a] defeated JS Kabylie of Algeria 1-0 at FNB Stadium in 1996.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kaizer-chiefs/fFZ2CGx0/"]Kaizer Chiefs[/a] featured in the 2002 match against Egyptian giants [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-ahly/EPsYDm4A/"]Al Ahly[/a] and lost 4-1 in Cairo.[/p][embed guid="0f7b81f7-6ca3-4cb4-b986-f0c885bca7d4" url="https://x.com/Masandawana/status/2086757071496618293?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Egypt have produced 14 winners down the years and Morocco five, but if Sundowns win, it will take South Africa’s tally to three, joint-third best alongside Tunisia and DR Congo.[/p][p]The same goes for USM Alger and Algeria. The North African nation has also had three clubs previously feature in the fixture, recording two wins and a single defeat.[/p][p]That includes USM Alger in 2023, when they beat Al Ahly [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/al-ahly-EPsYDm4A/usm-alger-zXBidj5t/?mid=fwOGPgo0"]1-0[/a] to claim the trophy.[/p][p]There is also a significant prize for the winners, with $500,000 on the line, adding considerably to the bank balance. [/p][p]The main fixes were Sunday, USM Alger rather than “the USM Alger”, home-ground, Al Ahly, punctuation and a few awkward phrases.[/p][p]The Super Cup is one of six trophies Sundowns are chasing this season – the Betway Premiership, MTN8, Carling Knockout, Nedbank Cup and CAF Champions League are the others.  [/p]