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Squads & Team News
Zimbabwe midfielder Last Jesi arrived back in Omdurman on Wednesday from international duty while Uganda goalkeeper Jamal Salim joined the rest of the squad on Thursday.
Nine Al Hilal players, including seven who started for Sudan against South Africa in last Sunday s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers are in line for selection to play on Friday.
They also include in-form Mohamed Abdelrahman who scored Sudan s second goal in the 2-0 win over Bafana Bafana.
Sundowns will be without Kermit Erasmus who was injured in a Premier Soccer League match against Stellenbosch on March 13 and has since missed two club matches plus international duty with Bafana Bafana.
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Mninawa Ntloko > By Mninawa Ntloko - 15 March 2021 - 16:22 Manqoba Mnqgithi is in charge of Mamelodi Sundowns alongside co-coaches Steve Komphela and Rulani Mokwena and the three men could find themselves facing former colleague Pitso Mosimane. Image: Samuel Shivambu/ Backpagepix/ Gallo Images
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi says he would never allow his emotions to get the better of him should the knockout stages of the African Campions League set up a potentially tense meeting against Pitso Mosimane s Al Ahly.
Group B leaders Sundowns are cruising to the quarterfinals of the continent s premier club football competition and should Al Ahly [they are third in Group B at the moment] finish second in their group‚ Mngqithi and the members of his technical technical team could suddenly find former colleague Mosimane standing in their path.
Vita Club 0-3 Al Ahly
After playing out a draw and a loss in their last two Champions League matches, reigning champions Al Ahly returned to winning ways with a 3-0 win over AS Vita Club, courtesy of goals from Mohamed Sherif, Mohamed Magdi Kafsha and Taher Mohamed. Tuesday s result saw Pitso Mosimane s side jump above their Congolese opponents in the Group A table and into a strong position to progress to the next round.
Simba 3-0 Al Merreikh
Ahly s Group A rivals Simba maintained their unbeaten run in this season s campaign after recording a resounding 3-0 win over Al Merreikh. Former Mamelodi Sundowns forward Luis Miquisonne continued his fine form this season with the game s opening goal, before Mohammed Husseini and Mutshimba Mugala secured all three points for the Tanzanian giants.