Sundowns progressed to the next round of the CAF Champions League after defeating La Passe of Sychelles 8-1 on Friday night, and 15-1 on aggregate. The aggregate result was the second heaviest they’ve ever inflicted on an opponent in CAF knockout history, behind only the 16-1 aggregate victory over Cope d’Or in 2019/20, also from the Seychelles.
Indeed, the two results also occupy the Top 2 biggest aggregate wins for all PSL sides.
Biggest winning margins in a single game for PSL sides in CAF.
- 2019 – Sundowns 11-1 Cote d’Or🇸🇨
- 2005 – SuperSport 9-0 Red Star🇸🇨
- 2022 – Sundowns 8-1 La Passe🇸🇨
- 2022 – Sundowns 7-0 La Passe🇸🇨
- 1999 – Pirates 6-0 Botswana Defence Force🇧🇼
- 2016 – Wits 6-0 Lightstars🇸🇨
- 2019 – Wits 6-0 UD Songo🇲🇿.
5 – Five of the Top 7 biggest wins have come against teams from Seychelles.
What about the biggest aggregate wins?
Biggest aggregate wins by PSL sides in CAF two-leg ties (excl. Groups):
- 19/20 Sundowns 16-1 Cote d’Or🇸🇨
- 22/23 Sundowns 15-1 La Passe🇸🇨
- 04/05 Supersport 13-1 Red Star🇸🇨
- 05/06 Pirates 9-0 AS Port Louis🇲🇺
- 12/13 Pirates 9-0 Djabal Club🇰🇲
- 15/16 Wits 9-0 Lightstars🇸🇨
20 – Across 20 games between South African and Seychelles teams, PSL sides have won 19 times, by an aggregate score of 85-12 (D1).
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