Daily Dispatch

DOWNS CAN FINISH IT OFF

- By MARC STRYDOM

THE man who scored the goal that is the stuff of legend to win the 1995 Caf Champions Cup for Orlando Pirates says Mamelodi Sundowns need to win the 2016 Champions League so that South African football can start writing a new history.

SA football has been stuck in a loop since Jerry “Legs of Thunder” Sikhosana scored the famous breakaway goal in Abidjan after two Asec Mimosas defenders collided and made Pirates champions of Africa‚ a triumph that set up Bafana Bafana’s 1996 Africa Cup of Nations victory.

He said a victory for Downs in the Champions League final‚ where they take a 3-0 lead in to the second leg in Alexandria trying to get a goal they’re going to open more.

“And I think that’s where they’re going to find themselves wanting‚ because Sundowns are going to hurt them.” — TMG Digital

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Picture: GALLO IMAGES GLORY: Football legend and 1995 Caf Champions Cup winner Jerry Sikhosana, above, backs Mamelodi Sundowns, left, to finish off Zamalek in tomorrow’s Caf Champions League final in Egypt

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