Kennedy Mweene and Thapelo Morena made Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly dance to Mamelodi Sundowns tune

Cape Town - On Saturday night, Pitso Mosimane's Al Ahly danced to the tune of Mamelodi Sundowns' M People Kennedy Mweene and Thapelo Morena, in front of their crazy-loud fans at the Cairo International Stadium.

Just like the British band M People captured the imagination of the music world in the 1990s, Mweene and Morena imposed themselves on this blockbuster in spectacular fashion. Morena created history by scoring Sundowns' first goal in Cairo against Al Ahly, CAF's Team of the Century'.

Zambian Mweene, at 37 years the oldest player on the field, saw to it that the history remained intact by the time Moroccan referee Rédouane Jiyed sounded the final whistle.

Sundowns' 1-0 win saw them consolidate their top spot on the Group A standings of the CAF Champions League, with seven points after three matches.

Morena's goal came just four minutes after joining the fray as an 81st-minute substitute. He timed his run perfectly to latch onto a slide-rule pass from Peter Shalulile, who had picked up a poor clearance by the opposition defence.

Shalulile's scoring feed showed he is worth his weight in gold. Firstly, he produced a classy touch to gain control of a shallow clearance and then showed great vision with a defence-splitting pass.

Morena's anticipation, which saw run in behind the defence out wide, was out of the top drawer. Once he pounced on Shalulile's feed, he let rip with an angle scorcher that whistled past Al Ahly goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy. The latter did not have time to react and remained motionless in front of his goal, such was the velocity of the ripsnorter.

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It was a moment of brilliance from the super-sub Morena, but on the night, it could