Mamelodi Sundowns News Today: Mudau and Cardoso ‘fight’, SOLD OUT clash & more…

Latest news on Mamelodi Sundowns in the last 24 hours, including SOLD OUT Sundowns against Esperance fixture, Khuliso Mudau and Miguel Cardoso ‘fight’ & more…

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Sundowns vs Esperance tickets SOLD OUT

Gates open at 12H00, we encourage all ticket holders to arrive early and let’s paint Loftus yellow!

No tickets will be sold at the stadium.

𝙏𝙄𝘾𝙆𝙀𝙏𝙎 𝙎𝙊𝙇𝘿 𝙊𝙐𝙏 🔥

⏰ Gates open at 12H00, we encourage all ticket holders to arrive early and let's paint Loftus yellow!

🚫 No tickets will be sold at the stadium.#Sundowns #TotalEnergiesCAFCL #AreyengMasandawana pic.twitter.com/2At9ab0kxb

— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) April 16, 2026

What happened between Mudau and Cardoso?

Mamelodi Sundowns defender Zuko Mdunyelwa has clarified a bizarre scene on the bench that involved head coach Miguel Cardoso and right-back Khuliso Mudau during a high-stakes clash against Esperance de Tunis.

After the sending off of Grant Kekana, Mudau was captured on camera appearing to instruct the coach to make a substitution to put the game to bed.

“We are a team that sometimes the players in the game can read the game better. Our coach is open to hearing what another player has to say,” Mdunyelwa said on Metro FM.

“I was a bit far from the moment, but it was a word of advice [from Mudau to Cardoso] on what the match needed. So I think ‘Sailor’ was trying to imply what should happen and not what social media is saying.

“He [Mudau] was saying to the coach, ‘Let’s close the shop’, basically in simple words, to put it like that.”

It is BIG for any player to win CAF Champions League

Mamelodi Sundowns defender Keanu Cupido says reaching the CAF Champions League final represents a massive opportunity for every player in the squad, as Masandawana prepare for the second leg semi-final against Esperance Sportive de Tunis at Loftus Versfeld.

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We’re back at Loftus for the decisive chapter in the #TotalEnergiesCAFCL semi-final 2nd leg 👆

⚽ Mamelodi Sundowns vs ES Tunis
🏆 CAF Champions League
📆 18 April
⏰ 15H00
🏟 Loftus Versfeld
📺 SS 209 & SABC 1
🎟️ Get your… pic.twitter.com/Jsogk3DagZ

— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) April 15, 2026

“I think it’s very big for any player in the country to win the Champions League, everyone dreams of winning the Champions League and playing for a big team like Sundowns, it’s a really huge opportunity for each and every one of us,” he told the media.

“It’s actually a chance for everyone to show our qualities also, and last season we were very close, this season we have another opportunity and we learn from last season going into this second leg semi-final as well,” Cupido added.