Former AS FAR assistant coach Jamil Benouahi has predicted the final of this season's CAF Champions League to be an all South African affair.
With the continental club competition at the quarter-final stage, Orlando Pirates will face MC Alger, while Mamelodi Sundowns will take on Esperance Sportive de Tunis next month.
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Benouahi is someone who has experience facing the Brazilians, as he was in charge of AS FAR when the sides were pitted against one another in a group-stage clash last month, a match that ended in a 1-1 draw.
The Moroccan outfit themselves have also managed to qualify for the knockout round of the tournament, and will be facing Egyptian side Pyramids FC.
Although, the Rabat-based club will be without Benouahi on the coaching staff after he parted ways with the side in favour of seeking a new challenge.
Instead of backing his former club to go all the way, the 45-year-old picked Sundowns as his favourites to clinch the title.
"I still believe, if you take the competition right now, I'm sure and I believe wholeheartedly that Sundowns have the best team today – well balanced, very confident, they're playing very well and scoring lots of goals, and they have better balance than before, for sure," the coach said per SABC Sport.
"The only thing, when you talk about Esperance de Tunis and Al Ahly Egypt, it's not about football only – it's all their behaviours, their tricks and things, it's not only about football. If it's only about football, for sure, for me the best team is Sundowns."
The Moroccan also shared his thoughts on Pirates' encounter against MC Algers.
"Pirates, for sure, of course, because this team is not that easy, but the thing is that all the teams have the same profile, they're mostly new to the competition," he added.
"MC Alger, it's going to be a tough game in Algeria at the 5 July Stadium, but for sure the rest are good, and even in the league this season, as you can see, Pirates is very close to Sundowns.
"So, for sure, I can go with Pirates vs Sundowns [final], but Sundowns has this – it's very tough."
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