South African Premier Soccer League champions Mamelodi Sundowns added another three points to their 2022/2023 season tally as they picked a narrow 1-0 victory over Richards Bay in their Round 27 league clash played on Tuesday evening at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium.In the low scoring affair, 29-year-old midfielder Thapelo Morena bagged the all important strike that sealed the three points when he found the back of the net after just 25 minutes with the match winner.A return home and 3 points added to our #DStvPrem tally! 👆Mamelodi Sundowns (25′ Morena) 1️⃣➖0️⃣ Richards Bay#Sundowns #DownsLive #DStvPrem pic.twitter.com/oGJXgenZmp— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) April 25, 2023 The match would have seen two Kenyan players in Brian Mandela and Ovella Ochieng, who ply their trades for Sundowns and Richards Bay respectively, go head to head but that was not to be as both players failed to make the matchday squad.Sundowns announced that a back injury ruled Mandela out of the clash while Richards Bay did not provide any details concerning Ovella’s whereabouts.The South African giants already wrapped the title back on 1 April when the chasing SuperSport drew 1-1 with Chippa United in Port Elizabeth, a result that allowed the Brazilians to clinch a record-extending sixth consecutive league championship.##NAJAVA_MECA_7208817##Masandawana won the trophy with seven matches left to play in the current campaign having accumulated an unassailable 59 points from 23 games, making it the earliest title triumph when looking at the number of games remaining in the PSL era which began in 1996.The Rulani Mokwena coached side are looking to spill the league dominance into the continent where they have one foot in the semifinals of the 2022/2023 CAF Champions League.World Champs! Kenya crushes Egypt to secure back to back roll ball titleSundowns, winners of the 2016 edition were in smashing form as they earned a massive 4-1 win over Algeria’s CR Belouizdad in the first leg of their quarterfinal tie played at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers.The huge away day victory for Masandawana sees them grasp a firm advantage heading into the weekend return duel at home.
