Mamelodi Sundowns news today: Masandawana close to edging Al Ahly, Cardoso crowned again & more

Here are the latest Mamelodi Sundowns stories from the last 24 hours, featuring the impact of their CAF Champions League progression and good league run as well as players on international duty.

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Sundowns handed chance to become kings of Africa

Mamelodi Sundowns have an opportunity to close in on Al Ahly as Africa’s top ranked club following the Egyptian giant’s CAF Champions League elimination at the quarter-final stage.

Al Ahly, who had 78 points at the start of this season, will drop to 66 heading into next season’s competition, while Sundowns, who started the campaign in second place on 62 points, can take their tally to 65 points if they win the 2025-26 Champions League title.

Points are weighed according to the year of performance and then multiplied by a coefficient according to the year, with the most recent year carrying more value.

Miguel Cardoso crowned March’s finest

Sundowns boss Miguel Cardoso has been named PSL coach of the month for March.

Masandawana won all their four league matches in March, scoring 10 goals and conceding just three. It is back-to-back wins for coach Cardoso.

Why Peter Shalulile is not in Namibian camp

Peter Shalulile prioritised his recovery from injury by opting out of national team duty with Namibia. The Brave Warriors are in Kazakhstan for the FIFA Series, where they lost 2-0 to the hosts on Wednesday, but the Sundowns striker is absent.

 “Peter requested to be left out, he’s still recovering,” a source from Namibia told Soccer Laduma.