Mamelodi Sundowns will be looking to get back to winning ways when they host Egyptian giants Al Ahly in the CAF Champions League on Saturday afternoon. The South African side are second in Group B after drawing 2-2 with Al Ahly two weeks ago in Cairo.
Sundowns’ last outing was seven days ago when they played to a 1-1 draw against Stellenbosch FC, ending their 16-game winning run in the league. Al Ahly, meanwhile, got their campaign up and running with a 2-0 win over Coton Sport last weekend, their first win in the group phase.
The Cairo Red Devils have been boosted by the return of Ahmed Abdelkader and Khaled Abdelfattah for this afternoon’s encounter. The ten-time African champions have yet to secure a victory against Sundowns in South Africa, having registered three draws and two losses.
Here’s how the two teams line up for the crucial clash:
Mamelodi Sundowns: Williams, Kekana, Mudau, Mvala, Modiba, Mokoena, Allende, Zwane, Mailula, Maema, Shalulile Subs: D.Onyango, Boutouil, B.Onyango, Domingo, Mbule, Morena, Ralani, Mashego, Ngobeni
Al Ahly: El Shenawy, Abdelmonem, Ali Maaloul, Yasser Ibrahim, Hany, Fathi, Dieng, Kendouci, Tau, Tahir, Sherif. Subs: Ekramy, Walid Soliman, Ramadan, Abdelkader, Abdelfattah, El Shahat, Alaa Ali, Elsayed, Elsousi
Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly will be looking for a victory this afternoon in order to gain an advantage in the group. The match kicks off at 15h00.
