Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies have made history by sealing their spot in the first ever Caf Women’s Champions League final with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win over Equatorial Guinea’s Malabo Kings in the semi-final on Monday.
The Brazilian Ladies progressed to the semi-finals after they finished top on group B with seven points and having not conceded a single goal.
They, however, were struggling a bit up front heading into the crunch clashes as they had only scored two goals in the tournament so far with 1-0 wins over Kenya’s Vihiga Queens and Rivers Angels from Nigeria in their opening two group matches and a goalless draw against Morocco’s ASFAR.
In a tight affair on Monday evening in Cairo both teams struggled to find the back of the net with both sides showing their defensive stability.
Jerry Tshabalala’s team looked to up the tempo in the second half but the goal still would not come as the game went to penalties.
Bafana Ba’ Style then kept their nerve as they won the shoot out and are now one game from imitating their men’s team, who won the Caf Champions League in 2016.
Andile Dlamini won the player of the match award despite having not saved a single penalty, but the
The Sundowns Ladies will now do battle against Hassacas Ladies from Ghana, who defeated Morocco’s ASFAR 2-1 at Al Salam Stadium in the other semifinal match on Monday.
The final will be played in Cairo on Friday at 7pm SA time.