Bafana Bafana winger Thapelo Maseko was among the standout South African performers abroad this past weekend after scoring twice for F.C. Copenhagen in Denmark.
Maseko found the back of the net on two occasions as Copenhagen cruised to a 5-0 league victory over Odense, while Patrick Maswanganyi also contributed with two assists for his side.
In Germany’s Bundesliga 2, Ime Okon featured for 14 minutes as Hannover 96 played to a 2-2 draw against Karlsruher SC.
Yusuf Maart completed the full 90 minutes for Ried in the Austrian Bundesliga as they thrashed Wallern/St Marienkirchen 5-1. His South African teammate Jaedin Rhodes was not included in the matchday squad.
In Cyprus, Luther Singh played 82 minutes for AEL Limassol, who suffered a heavy 6-0 defeat to APOEL.
Aden McCarthy made a 10-minute appearance for Sabah Baku in Azerbaijan as they recorded a commanding 5-0 victory over Zira.
In Belgium, Relebohile Mofokeng was an unused substitute as Royale Union Saint-Gilloise beat Charleroi 3-2. Shandre Campbell also remained on the bench for the entire match as Kortrijk went down 2-0 to Waregem.
In the MLS, Puso Dithejane played 64 minutes for Chicago Fire in their entertaining 4-4 draw against Toronto FC.
On the African continent, Rulani Mokwena’s Pyramids secured a 2-0 away win over Gor Mahia in the CAF Champions League first preliminary round first leg, while Steve Barker’s Simba SC recorded a 1-0 victory away to Mighty Wanderers.
In the CAF Champions League first preliminary round first leg, Manqoba Mngqithi’s Young Africans were held to a 1-1 draw by Gaborone United away from home, while Tshegofatso Mabasa set up a goal and Devin Titus scored a screamer in Maghreb Association Sportive de Fès 4-1 win over Rahimo.
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