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IMamelodi Sundowns ihlulwe kowamanqamu we-CAF Champions League ngo 3-2 sekuhlanganiswe yonke imidlalo yabo ne-Piramids FC yase-Egypt.
Kodwa bahambe no-R35.8-million bebhekise amabombo kwiFifa Club World Cup elandelayo.
Kungenzeka ukuthi iMamelodi Sundowns iphuthelwe indondo ye-Champions League ka-R71.6 million, kodwa ihambe no-R35.8-million njengoba iphume isibili.
Cishe iphindwe kabili ku-R21-million abawuthola ngesikhathi benqoba isicoco sabo sokuqala se-CAF ngo-2016 ngaphansi kukaPitso Mosimane.
Emasontweni ambalwa edlule, leli qembu lasePitoli liphinde lahlomula ephaketheni lika-R20 million ngokunqoba i-Betway Premiership, nokuyisicoco salo sesishiyagalombili kulandelana, kubika iFarPost.
NgeSonto, ishaywe ngo 2-1 emlenzeni wesibili wamanqamu we-CAF Champions League i-Pyramids FC e-30 June Stadium, e-Cairo, yaguqiswa ngo 3-2 sekuhlanganiswe yonke imidlalo.
UFiston Mayele wenze iphutha kuGrant Kekana wavula ithuba lokuthi kungene igoli. U-Ahmed Samy wengeze elinye ekuqaleni kwesiwombe sesibili.
Emlenzeni wokuqala obuseLoftus Versfeld, uLucas Ribeiro Costa ushayele iSundowns igoli ngaphambi kokulinganisa kukaWalid El Karti.
I-Pyramids iqembu elasungulwa ngo-2008, ibidlala kowamanqamu we-Champions League okokuqala futhi yathatha isicoco sayo sokuqala ngqa.
Manje, iSundowns ibheke kwi-FIFA Club World Cup e-United States.
Bazobhekana ne-Ulsan Hyundai ngomhlaka-18 kuNhlangulana, i-Borussia Dortmund ngomhlaka-21 kuNhlangulana, kanye neziqhwaga zase-Brazil i-Fluminense ngomhlaka-25 kuNhlangulana.
Esithombeni esingenhla: ISundowns ibhekene nePyramids FC.
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