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Caf Champions League: Rhulani Mokwena's dream shattered as wasteful Mamelodi Sundowns bow out after another Esperance defeat

Peter Shalulile forced Esperance goalkeeper Amanallah Memmich into a fine save with a point-blank header inside 20 minutes. Moments later, the match was stopped for almost an hour owing to poor weather conditions in Tshwane. It eventually resumed but neither team scored in the first half.After the break, the lively Shalulile then hit the upright with the goalkeeper well-beaten. The missed chances came back to haunt Sundowns.Raed Bouchniba raced clear in the 57th minute, before beating Ronwen Williams with a fierce shot from the right to give his team a 1-0 win on the night and a 2-0 aggregate victory. They will now play Percy Tau's Al Ahly in the final after the African champions beat TP Mazembe 3-0 on aggregate in the other semi-final tie.

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Esperance custodian Memmich was in an inspired form the whole night, ensuring he effectively did his job and kept a clean sheet. However, the award goes to the match winner Bouchniba who was decisive in the final third and ended up scoring the most important goal of the evening.

THE MVP

The 37-year-old Rhulani Mokwena was <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-za/lists/after-afl-triumph-mamelodi-sundowns-will-win-caf-champions-league-mokwena-makes-bold-statement/bltedb268aaf13a3dc5#cs3abaf2170ceffdb0" target="_blank">confident of winning the Caf Champions League</a> when he was crowned the African Football League (AFL) champion with Sundowns in November 2023. However, it seems he is missing vital experience to beat the best in the continent, having fallen on the same stage last season against Wydad Casablanca. Mokwena is definitely the big loser for the night.

THE BIG LOSER

Sundowns will now hope to win their next two Premier Soccer League matches against TS Galaxy and Kaizer Chiefs respectively to be crowned domestic champions for the seventh successive time. It will be interesting to see whether Downs management will give Mokwena another chance to deliver the Caf Champions League trophy after failing to win it despite having all the players he had wished for.

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MATCH RATING (OUT OF FIVE): ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Caf Champions League: Rhulani Mokwena's dream shattered as wasteful Mamelodi Sundowns bow out after another Esperance defeat | Goal.com South Africa

Mamelodi Sundowns eliminated from Caf Champions League by Esperance after 2-0 aggregate loss.

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