IMamelodi Sundowns iklonyeliswe njengompetha be-Africa Football League (AFL)
Sundowns players celebrates lifting the trophy during the African Football League 2023 Final match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Waydad at the Loftus Stadium, Pretoria on the 12 November 2023 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix
IMamelodi Sundowns ithweswe isicoco sokuba ngompetha be-Africa Football League (AFL) ngemuva kokuhlula iWydad Casablanca ngo 2-0 inqoba ngo 3-2 sekuhlanganiswe yonke imidlalo eLoftus Versfeld Stadium ngeSonto.
Amagoli amabili ezinhlangothini kaPeter Shalulile no-Aubrey Modiba aqinisekise ukuthi iSundowns iba yiqembu lokuqala ukuphakamisa indebe yalo mqhudelwano wokuqala.
Baphinde bafaka ephaketheni u-R75m ngokunqoba lesi sicoco. Ingene kowamanqamu ilandela ngo 2-1 kulandela ukuhlulwa emlenzeni wokuqala eCasablanca ngesonto eledlule ngeSonto.
Kodwa akukho okubavimbile ukuthi baqokwe njengompetha njengoba izolo beqhamuke nezinkunzi zaseMorocco.
Kuphinde kwaba nokuziphindiselela ngemuva kokuba iWydad ibakhiphe kowandulela owamanqamu weCaf Champions League enkundleni efanayo ngoMeyi.
Izolo iSundowns ibikhonya zisuka nje ikhombise ukuthi izimisele ngokunqoba lo mdlalo yaphinde yaklonyeliswa ngaphambi kwesikhathi njengoba uShalulile eveze ukuthi ubuyile ngesikhathi evalela enethini ebholeni eliphindelelayo okwenza ezakhe zihambe phambili.
UModiba ushaye igoli eliphindwe kabili kulandela ikhefu ngemuva kokuthi esebenzise iWydad engalivikelanga kahle ngemuva kokuhlulwa yibhola futhi walifaka endaweni ekude.
Noma ingazama kangakanani, iWydad ayikwazanga ukuthola igoli njengoba iSundowns ivikele kahle ukunqoba kwayo futhi yaba yiqembu lokuqala ukunqoba i-AFL.
