Benedict ‘Tso’ Vilakazi says that it was clear that Al Ahly fear Mamelodi Sundowns after losing 5-2 to them in Pretoria earlier in the year.
The former Sundowns, Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana midfielder was speaking after Sundowns’ 1-0 victory in the African Football League semi-final first leg at Loftus Stadium on Sunday.
Vilakazi said he feels Sundowns are good value for their money, and while the tie is still on, he believes the DStv Premiership champions will score in Cairo.
“Al Ahly are scared of Mamelodi Sundowns. The way they defended in this first leg shows that they are afraid of Sundowns. The last time Sundowns played Al Ahly, Sundowns scored five goals, that’s why the Egyptian giants were afraid,” Vilakazi said on iDiskiTV.
“Sundowns are good value for their 1-0 win in the first leg of the semi-final. I feel as though they could have scored a second goal just to make sure before they travel to Cairo. Thapelo Maseko scored a brilliant goal. The young man has picked up his form.
“Sometimes a team accepts that they are happy to only lose by a single goal. That’s exactly what happened with Al Ahly. As long as they did not concede more, they are happy. Percy Tau was completely isolated upfront with no support and that tells you everything about their game plan.
“The tie is still on. The game is not over yet. Sundowns need to travel and make sure they get an away goal.”
The two teams will now meet each other in the semi-final second leg in Cairo on Wednesday.
