Mokwena continues to roar in Algeria leaving doubters with egg on their faces

Former Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates coach Rhulani Mokwena continued with his impressive form in Algeria with MC Alger.

On Saturday, the 38-year-old steered the People's Club to a 1-0 win against relegation-threatened El Bayadh in the Algerian Ligue I outing. The bottom-placed outfit gave a good account of themselves in their bid to get a positive result but were undone in the 78th minute.

It happened to be the only goal of the match as the visitors claimed maximum points for the seventh time in a row, which saw them cement their place at the top of the table.

Interestingly, after eight games, three fewer than their opponents, MC Alger are on 22 points after seven wins and a draw.

They have found the back of the net 10 times and conceded just three, which underlines their strength in defence as well.

Lorch continues to deliver in Morocco

Meanwhile, Thembinkosi Lorch delivered the perfect response to Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos when he scored yet again to help Moroccan giants Wydad Athletic Club to another win.  

Lorch scored the opening goal for Wydad, who won 2-1 away to Olympique de Safi in the Moroccan top flight on Sunday, with former Watford star Nordin Amrabat grabbing the second for the Casablanca-based side.

The former Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns forward timed his run well before connecting well with Amrabat’s cross to break the deadlock after 25 minutes.

Amrabat scored the second for Wydad on the stroke of halftime via a penalty and they seemed to be cruising to a 2-0 win until Sofian El Moudane pulled one back also from the spot for the hosts nine minutes from time. Lorch has now scored five goals and provided three assists in nine games for Wydad since signing permanently for the club in the off-season, following a successful six-month loan spell.