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October 14, 2016

Five CAF Champions League finals facts

Five CAF Champions League finals facts

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Five facts for the two-leg CAF Champions League finals ahead of the 2016 title decider between Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa and Zamalek of Egypt:

— JET (now JS Kabylie) of Algeria and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo share the five-goal record for the widest overall winning margin

— There were no goals in the 1993 and 1999 finals, won by Zamalek and Raja Casablanca of Morocco after penalty shootoutscaf

— Mouloudia Alger of Algeria staged the greatest comeback, wiping out a 3-0 first-leg deficit in 1976 with a home victory by the same score before winning a penalty shootout

— A record 11 goals were scored in the 1972 final with Hafia of Guinea defeating Simba of Uganda 4-2 at home and 3-2 away

— Zamalek are a force to reckon with in shootouts, beating Africa Sports of the Ivory Coast in 1986, Asante Kotoko of Ghana in 1993 and Shooting Stars of Nigeria in 1996 via penalties