French forward Amadou Soukouna converted a penalty to give Maritzburg United a shock 1-0 South African Premiership win on Sunday over Orlando Pirates, who dropped from first to third. It was only the second win in seven league matches for Maritzburg this season under new coach and former Malawi star John Maduka, and their first victory over Pirates since 2016. Mfundo Thikazi scored in each half to give Royal, in only their second top-flight season, a 2-1 win over struggling Sekhukhune United in northern city Polokwane. Royal have 13 points, fellow Durban club AmaZulu and Pirates 11 and defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns and promoted Richards Bay. Story continuesFormer African champions Sundowns suffered only three losses in 30 matches last season when winning a fifth straight title.

Source: Ethiopian News September 05, 2022 03:35 UTC