Sour appearance for Brian Bwire in South Africa as Polokwane falls to Sundowns

Kenyan goalkeeper Brian Bwire was an unused substitute in Polokwane City’s 1-0 loss to Mamelodi Sundowns in a MTN8 quarterfinal match staged at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Sunday.The former Tusker goalkeeper was listed as one of the substitutes, signifying that he had indeed sealed a move to the South African side. Bwire cut ties with the brewers at the end of the past season following the conclusion of his two-year contract.Efforts by the club to hand the shot stopper a new deal were futile.##NAJAVA_MECA_8261877##Against Sundowns, Polokwane put up a spirited fight, holding the league champions to a barren draw inside regular time. They will however have themselves to blame having failed to capitalize on the numerical advantage and win the tie before the full time whistle. Sundowns played for the better part of the second half with ten men after veteran Ugandan goalkeeper Dennis Onyango saw red. Ghanaian midfielder on target as Gor Mahia conclude brief tour to TanzaniaMasandawana, who lost the cup to Orlando Pirates last season, got the match-winning goal in the first half of the extra time courtesy of Darwin Gonzalez’s penalty. Elsewhere , Harambee Stars centre back Clyde Senaji was in action in Nyasa Big Bullets’ 1-1 draw against Moyale Barracks in a Malawian top tier match staged at the Kamuzu Stadium. Ronald Chitiyo broke the deadlock for Nyasa early in the first half with Lovemore Jere replying for Moyale in the dying minutes of the half. Juma outlines huge career goal after becoming first female coach in FKFPLMeanwhile, the Kenyan trio of John Makwata, Abdallah Hassan and coach David Ouma were on the losing side following Coastal Union’s 1-0 defeat to Simba in a Shield Cup third-place playoff game.The contest staged at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam was settled by Salehe Karabaka in the eleventh minute. 

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