Kenyan international Brian Mandela helped Mamelodi Sundowns continue their good run in the CAF Champions League as they saw off Al Ahly by a solitary goal in South Africa to complete a double over the reigning African champions.Technically, Sundowns have a chance to qualify from the group with 10 points depending on the results of the other teams in the remaining matches but they will not want to take that gamble but will instead be looking for one point in the remaining two matches to finish at the top of the groupPeter Shalulile’s goal 23 minutes in the game was enough to win the game and Sundowns went on to defend with all they had for more than an hour and even made further attacks of their own.A sensational performance in front of the Yellow Nation sees us claim a huge victory in the #TotalEnergiesCAFCL! 👆🌍Mamelodi Sundowns (23′ Shalulile) 1️⃣➖0️⃣ Al Ahly #Sundowns #DownsLive #TotalEnergiesCAFCL pic.twitter.com/vFTeHrmOAR— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) March 12, 2022 The Kenyan was however yellow-carded towards the end of the match for stepping up to play ‘big brother’ for his goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene after the custodian had been brought down by Hossam Hassan who was also booked.For the fourth game in the group, Mandela and Sundowns managed to keep another clean sheet, their fourth game in the group stage without conceding a goal despite the attacking threat posed by Pitso Mosimane’s side.23′ GOAL! Shalulile is alive at the far post to tap home and open the scoring!#Sundowns #DownsLive #TotalEnergiesCAFCL pic.twitter.com/aIf9eYdrRa— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) March 12, 2022 After the final whistle, Mosimane showed top sportsmanship as he went on to applaud and congratulate Mamelodi Sundowns’ supporters although his team had just lost.With the result, Sundowns moved to 10 points while, Al-Merrikh, Al-Ahly, and Al-Hilal all remain on four points with two games left to play in the group stage.
