Matuludi & Santos Brilliant as Sundowns Beat Al Ahli 2-1 | Next: Winner of America

FULL TIME at Loftus. Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 Al Ahli. African champions just beat Asian champions in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. Nuno Santos scored twice with headers — 17 minutes and 80 minutes. Ronwen Williams own goal made it 1-1. Then Masandawana took the game back and closed it. This is the honest review. What actually happened. Who showed up. Who went missing. And what this win really means. Santos is the story. Mokoena delivered the first. Matuludi assisted the winner on debut. Ndamane missed a sitter. Williams will hate that deflection. Al Ahli brought Toney, Mendy, Demiral and Trincão — and still left Pretoria empty. Sundowns lift the African-Asian-Pacific Cup and move into the Challenger Cup. Next opponent is the winner of Toluca vs the Copa Libertadores champion. Win that, and Paris Saint-Germain is waiting in the final. Raw take. No filter. African giants on the world stage. Engage with us @NXL360 #MamelodiSundowns #AlAhli #FIFAIntercontinentalCup #NunoSantos #LoftusVersfeld #NXL360 #Diski #PSL #BetwayPremiership #AfricanFootball #CAFChampionsLeague #Masandawana #IvanToney #RonwenWilliams #MiguelCardoso #ChallengerCup #PSG #SAFootball