{
  "id": 15629722,
  "title": "Chiefs and Sundowns face uphill battle to reach CAF group stages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/chiefs-and-sundowns-face-uphill-battle-to-reach-caf-group-stages",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T16:32:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/chiefs-sundowns-face-uphill-battle-to-reach-caf-group-stages/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs struggle to advance to CAF group stages. Sundowns, reigning Champions League winners, played to a goalless draw against Wiliete S.C. in the first leg of their second-round match away. Chiefs suffered a 1-0 loss to Zambia's Red Arrows in their CAF Confederation Cup second-round, first-leg encounter also away. Sundowns must secure a home win to have a chance at advancing, having not scored any away goals. Their coach Miguel Cardoso urges his team to be aggressive and offensive in the return match. Red Arrows coach Paulo Machado has expressed confidence in his team's ability to progress. Kaizer Chiefs face a daunting task, needing to overturn a 1-0 loss and score at least two goals at home to remain in contention. Their coach Fernando da Cruz calls on fans to support the team during their second leg match. The matches will take place at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban and Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.",
  "summary": "The Chiefs and Red Arrows match will kick-off at 18h00 at the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}