Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies are strutting through the CAF Womens Champions League COSAFA qualifiers with the confidence of a team thats been here before twice, in fact. On Saturday in Johannesburg, the two-time African champions edged Zesco Ndola Girls 10, collecting their second straight win and tightening their grip on a semifinal spot.
The hero of the afternoon? Lesothos own Boitumelo Rabale, who ghosted in to tuck home a 19th-minute winner with the composure of a striker shopping for bargains in an empty aisle. That single goal was enough to bag all three points and keep the Brazilians top of the group.
It wasnt just a win it was a flex of South African womens football muscle. A strong Banyana Banyana contingent Bambanani Mbane marshalling the defence, Lebohang Ramalepe running the flanks, Noxolo Cesane pulling the strings in midfield, with Karabo Dlamini and Ronnel Donnely adding that extra punch all featured as Sundowns once again showed why theyre the measuring stick on the continent.