Back to the Future: AS FAR Rabat Stuns Pyramids and Reaches CAF Champions League Semifinals
21 March 2026
AS FAR Rabat produced a historic night, beating Pyramids 2-1 to move into the CAF Champions League semifinals and rewind four decades of Moroccan football history.
Turning back the clock
The tie's first leg in Rabat finished 1-1, and the return leg saw the Royal Army seize the moment with a late winner to seal a place in the last four.
A semifinal first since the group stage era
This marks AS FAR Rabat's first appearance in the CAF CL semifinals since the competition adopted a group-stage format in the 1990s, according to Sofascore statistics.
Past glories and the road ahead
The club previously reached the semis in 1988 (then the African Cup of Champions Clubs) before losing to Iwuanyanwu National of Nigeria (Heartland today). They had lifted Africa's top club trophy in 1985, a landmark moment for Moroccan football.
Punchline: Time may travel, but tonight history took a shortcut and hopped on the express train.
Punchline: Meanwhile, the calendar just learned who the real heroes are: players who run longer than deadlines.
