Mamelodi Sundowns Shift CAF Action To Enyimba
Mamelodi Sundowns
Absa Premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns made the trip back to Mzansi on Monday morning following their success over Algerian giants Entente Setif. Read: Downs Claim Big Win Over Setif The Brazilians opened their Group B CAF Champions League clash with a priceless 2-0 victory over the Eagles, pulling off one of the most eye-catching results away on Saturday night and claimed top spot early on with five matches still to go. Tiyani Mabunda and Khama Billiat were both on target for Pitso Mosimane's charges as they beat the 2014 champions at the Stade 8 Mai 1945. Now, as they look to claim another huge win and consolidate their place on top, this time against Enyimba of Nigeria, here are some points for Downs to take into consideration ahead of their much anticipated encounter at the Lucas Moripe Stadium. Despite their narrow 1-0 loss to Zamalek at home, writing off the Aba Warriors at this point in time would probably be the biggest mistake any team can do. Paul Aigbogun's troops will aim to redeem themselves by upsetting the SA title holders when they make the trip to Tshwane on Wednesday, June 29. Enyimba go into this season's tournament considered as the most successful Nigerian football club, having clinched two CAF Champions League titles in 2003 and 2004, seven Nigerian championships as well as two CAF Super Cup titles in 2004 and 2005. Aigbogun's men are also no strangers to South African shores. In 2006, in the group stages of this competition, they came up against Orlando Pirates where the Buccaneers took four points off them, beating the Peoples' Elephants1-0 at home and playing to a 1-1 draw away. In 2005, they held Ajax Cape Town to a 1-1 draw in the group stages in Mzansi before rounding that off with a 2-0 victory against the Urban Warriors away in Nigeria. Read: Setif To Face CAF Elimination For Crowd Trouble? The match will commence at 19:00.
