Mamelodi Sundowns - The African Mirror

Nov

2023

South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns win Africa’s new super league

SOUTH Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns won the inaugural African Football League, beating Wydad Casablanca of Morocco 2-0 in the second leg of the final at Loftus Versfeld. It gave them a 3-2 aggregate win in the first edition of Africa’s effort at launching a super league, which was reduced from a planned 24-club league to a six-week, eight-team knockout tournament. Trailing 2-1 from last weekend's first leg in Casablanca, Sundowns evened the aggregate score in stoppage time at the end of the first half through Peter Shalulile. They added a second goal seven minutes into the second half when Aubrey Modhiba…

May

2023

By The African Mirror

Holders Wydad Casablanca reach African Champions League final

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A late own goal sent holders Wydad Casablanca of Morocco into the African Champions League final on away goals after holding Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa to a 2-2 draw in Saturday’s semi-final second leg. Sundowns’ defender Mothobi Mvala powered a header into the back of his own net in a botched clearance eight minutes from time to hand Wydad a ticket to next month’s decider against Al Ahly of Egypt. The first leg of the semi-final in Casablanca ended goalless and the two away goals in the return ensured Wydad’s progress. Sundowns went ahead early in the second half…

Aug

2021

By The African Mirror

Sundowns Partner with Roc Nation

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BOITUMELO RANTAO SOUTH African based team Mamelodi Sundowns have announced a partnership with global sports agency, Roc Nation Sports. The American industry titans have applauded Sundowns climb to continental success and revealed ambitions to grow the team's brand into the "biggest club in African football in the world". Sundowns explained their vision and will collaborate with Roc Nation to "drive change through impactful initiatives and alignments, with the greater purpose of uplifting communities and lives." the club said in a statement. With the intent of maintaining Sundowns high-standard of football Roc Nation Sports will provide consultation regarding "transfers and the…

Dec

2020

By The African Mirror

Warm tributes to South African soccer star killed in a car crash

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH Africa’s football community is mourning the tragic death of one of the country’s rising stars, Motjeka Madisha, who died after a horrific high-speed crash. Fellow soccer stars, fans and football clubs have offered condolences to Madisha (25), a Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana defender. Madisha,who won many titles with Sundowns and seemed destined for greater things in football, died after an accident in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg. The accident took place hours after the club celebrated its 50th anniversary at a gala dinner. It also took place two days after his former team mate, Anele…

Dec

2020

By The African Mirror

South African soccer star dies in car crash

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns star defender Motjeka Madisha has been killed in a horrific car accident. Madisha, 25, who won many titles with Sundowns and seemed destined for greater things in football, died after an accident in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg on Saturday evening. The accident took place hours after the club celebrated its 50th anniversary at a gala dinner. It also took place two days after his former team mate, Anele Ngcongca, who also died after a car crash, was buried. Madisha was travelling with an unidentified passenger in the car, who also died. …

Oct

2020

By The African Mirror

Kaizer Chiefs is in need of a revival

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CONRAD ABRAHAMS IF you were looking at the past and current season in isolation, things wouldn’t look so bad for Kaizer Chiefs. They were the painful runners-up to Patrice Motsepe’s billionaire Mamelodi Sundowns in 2019-2020, leading for almost the entire campaign but capitulating in the final half-hour. This season, Chiefs have landed the country’s second-most successful coach of the past decade, Gavin Hunt, and in the near term trophies should follow. Dig a little deeper, though, and all is not well in Denmark, or at Naturena. If silverware has slowed each decade from the 1990s for the one-time trophy machine…

Oct

2020

By The African Mirror

Mosimane hits the ground running at Al Ahly

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African Pitso Mosimane, who has been given a warm welcome by his new club Egyptian giants Al Ahly, has no time to settle down. He has to lead the team in a semi-final for continental honours. Mosimane left South African top side Mamelodi Sundowns after eight years and 11 trophies. He replaced Swiss Rene Weiler at the Al Ahly. Al Ahly will face Wydad Casablanca in the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League, where a win will take them a game away from clinching their 9th title. In an interview with Al Ahly TV, Mosimane expressed…

Sep

2020

By The African Mirror

South Africa’s top coach moves ‘out of comfort zone’ to Egypt

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER PITSO Mosimane, one of Africa’s successful coaches has left South Africa’s top team, Mamelodi Sundowns, because he wanted to push himself out of his comfort zone. Mosimane, who won the 2019/20 league title as well as the Nedbank Cup, dropped a bombshell when he announced that he was parting ways with the club he had managed for eight years. He is scheduled to be unveiled as the new coach of Egyptian top team Al Ahly. The appointment would be historic for Mosimane, who would become the first South African coach to manage an Egyptian team. In his…