Editorial: Sundowns must soar

23 October 2016 - 02:00
By Sunday Times

Amid all the stories that now depress the country, sport must again provide us with one that raises our hopes. By the time we go to bed tonight, a South African team could be crowned African football champions for the first time in 21 years. Mamelodi Sundowns, a team owned by mining billionaire Patrice Motsepe, tonight take on Egyptian giants Zamalek in the second leg of the CAF Champions League final.

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