It was a remarkable triumph because the South Africans were eliminated in the final qualifying round in April only to be reinstated when their Democratic Republic of Congo opponents were disqualified.
Zīmīgi, ka aprīlī "Sundowns" piedzīvoja zaudējumu CAF Čempionu līgas otrajā kvalifikācijas kārtā pret Kongo Demokrātiskās Republikas vienību Kinšasas "Vita".