Kenyan international Brian Mandela and Mamelodi Sundowns etched their names into history books after a 0-1 win over Al Ahly while his compatriot Jonah Ayunga saw his Morecambe side settle for a 1-1 draw against Ipswich.Brian MandelaThe former Tusker FC defender has been immense at the heart of defense for Mamelodi Sundowns in recent games as he played a crucial role in the 0-1 win over Al Ahly in the CAF Champions League.Mandela was named in the CAF Champions League Matchday Two Team of The Week following his outstanding performance in their barren draw against Sudan’s Al Merreikh last weekend.That’s it from the Cairo International Stadium as the Brazilians manage to secure all 3 points, a clean sheet and a historic win in Egypt!👆Al Ahly 0️⃣➖1️⃣Mamelodi Sundowns (85′ Morena) #Sundowns #DownsLive #TotalEnergiesCAFCL pic.twitter.com/oJuZsSoCIP— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) February 26, 2022 The victory meant that this was the first time Sundowns scored against the African champions in six visits to Egypt and also claimed their first point(s) in the country to hand Al Ahly their first home defeat in continental competitions since 28 June 2016 (35 games unbeaten).The opening half of the game saw chances few and far between with both sets of defenses standing tall to smother every attack mounted.With the game seemingly headed for a draw, up stepped Thapelo Morena fired the ball from the left side of the box to hand Sundowns the memorable win.Jonah AyungaKenyan forward Jonah Ayunga was handed another start by Morecambe as they picked up a point in the 1-1 stalemate against Ipswich in the English League One.Morecambe who are relegation-threatened opened the scoring a minute before the hour mark when Aaron Wildig’s diving header flew into the top corner.Ayunga’s side suffered heartbreak five minutes from time when Wes Burns fired the ball home from close range after Morecambe failed to clear their lines.
