The African Football League (AFL) officially gets underway on Friday
evening, with Mamelodi Sundowns set to make their debut in the
competition. The Brazilians will face Petro de Luanda in the
quarter-final, with the first-leg away in Angola on Saturday evening. The
return leg is set for next week Tuesday.
For South African viewers, SABC have so far announced that they will
broadcast the Simba vs Al Ahly clash. The Sundowns away fixture against
Petro de Luanda is expected to be delayed to 6 pm on the SABC Sport
Channel, and is also available on livestream on SABC+ and the SABC Sport
website. MultiChoice is yet to confirm whether they will broadcast the
games.
The Brazilians will have all their internationals available after seven of
their players, goalkeeper Ronwen Williams, Aubrey Modiba, Themba Zwane,
Grant Kekana, Mothobi Mvala, Teboho Mokoena and Khuliso Mudau could not
feature in their penalty shootout loss against TS Galaxy in the Carling
Knockout last 16, following a 2-2 draw in extra-time on Wednesday, as they
were with Bafana Bafana a day before in a friendly against Ivory Coast.
Namibian Peter Shalulile also did not feature for Sundowns against the
Rockets.
The game will be a historic moment for the Tshwane giants, who are set to
have unprecedented financial rewards in Africa’s richest club competition.
The tournament carries a winners prize money of $4 million (R75 million).
The other quarter-final fixtures are TP Mazembe v Esperance, and Enyimba v
Wydad Casablanca.
