Kenyan internationals Masoud Juma and Brain Mandela were handed rare minutes as their sides Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi and Mamelodi Sundowns picked up victories respectively.Brain MandelaThe defender was given the nod as he was trusted with a start for the first time since featuring last before Christmas in the 4-0 evisceration of Richards Bay in the South African Nedbank Cup.The Brazilians are back with a bang! An emphatic performance sees us go through to the next round of the #NedbankCup! 👆Richards Bay FC 0️⃣➖4️⃣ Mamelodi Sundowns (24′ Ralani, 54′ De Reuck, 70′ Śafranko, 88′ Shalulile) #Sundowns #DownsLive #NedbankCup pic.twitter.com/uEm9VLALUE— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) February 4, 2022 Bradley Ralani opened the scoring for Mamelodi in the 24th minute when he pounded on a parried effort by the goalkeeper with Rushine De Reuck doubling the lead in the 54th minute as his powerful header sneaked just under the crossbar.Mandela was handed a yellow card in the 64th minute but Pavol Šafranko headed in the third goal while Peter Shalulile drilled the final nail in Richards Bay’s coffin in the 88th minute with another header as Sundowns executed their ariel assaults to perfection.Masoud JumaThe 2017 Kenyan Premier League top scorer was handed his first start since October as his Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi edged Olympique de Safi 1-0 in the Moroccan Botola Pro. Mouhcine Rabja scored the lone goal in the 28th minute when he rifled the ball against the angle of the crossbar and post as Difaâ moved to third on the log.Kenneth MugunaThe former Gor Mahia midfielder started for Azam FC as they ran away 2-0 winners against Dodoma Jiji in the Tanzanian Premier League. It only took four minutes for Azam to break the deadlock through Idris Mbombo whose curling effort found the back of the net despite an outstretched arm from the goalkeeper. The Icecream makers bagged the insurance goal three minutes after the hour mark when Rodgers Kola tapped home from close range as Azam moved to within 11 points of log leaders Yanga. Linton MainaThe Kenyan midfielder started for Hannover 96 in the 3-1 defeat at the hands of FC Heidenheim in the German 2.Bundesliga. 90′ Abpfiff in der Voith-Arena: 96 unterliegt dem @FCH1846 mit 1:3. #H96 #NiemalsAllein ⚫️⚪️💚 | #FCHH96 3:1 pic.twitter.com/2qWnHLLA3t— Hannover 96 (@Hannover96) February 4, 2022 Hannover had a nightmare start to the game when Niklas Hult turned the ball into his own net after just four minutes of action with Tobias Mohr doubling their lead in the 33rd minute.Maina’s Hannover pulled one back two minutes later through Maximilian Beier but Mohr completed his brace three minutes after the restart.
