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Wydad Casablanca win first leg of African super league final

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CASABLANCA : Wydad Casablanca substitute Anas Serrhat volleyed home a powerful shot from outside the penalty area to give the Moroccan club a 2-1 home victory over South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns in Sunday’s first leg of the African Football League final.The 78th-minute winner came four minutes after Sundowns had equalised with a penalty from their Moroccan defender Abdelmounaim Boutouil.An own goal by Rivaldo Coetzee put Wydad ahead four minutes before halftime of the match, watched by a capacity 45,000-strong crowd at the Mohamed V Stadium.The African Football League was launched this season as the continent’s effort to create a super league but, with a single sponsor and no major television deals, was turned into an eight-team knockout tournament.

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