Weekend Wrap: Nabi sees RED! Pirates accused, Downs survive scare

In this week's Weekend Wrap, where KickOff zooms in on some of the weekend's big talking points, there is news on a Mamelodi Sundowns brace hero, Orlando Pirates being accused of ill-treatment, and punishment for a wasteful Kaizer Chiefs.

Bucs seal a spot in knockout stages

Pirates secured a ticket to the knockout stages of the CAF Champions League with an assured 2-1 win over Algerian side CR Belouizdad.

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Relebohile Mofokeng and Thalente Mbatha struck on either half to put the home side firmly in the drivers seat, but the visitors made sure the match had a nervy ending as Abdelraouf Benguit found the back of the net in added time.

The encounter was not without some controversy as Belouizdad accused the Buccaneers of foul tactics that included the behaviour of the ball boys, and placed further blame on match officials for turning a blind eye to the alleged transgressions.

"They came at home (to Algeria), we were very good to them and when they played, there was not any problem. But what we saw out there today, it was not a good image for football.

"I won't say Orlando Pirates didn't deserve to win, but at the same time, it was not a good image for the game," head coach Abdelkader Amrani lamented.

Super sub saves Sundowns

Peter Shalulile was the hero for The Brazilians, who had to come from behind to collect a crucial 2-1 win over Maniema Union in the DR Congo.

Jepthe Kitambala Bola has opened the scoring in the first half, before the Namibian struck in the 85th minute and again in added time to seal a memorable win for the visitors.

The victory means Sundowns keep their spot in second place in Group B with eight points from five matches.

AS FAR Rabat top the group with nine points, while Raja Casablanca have five points and can still eliminate the Tshwane giants, should Cardoso's charges lose their next match and Raja win by enough goals.

Elsewhere in continental football, Stellenbosch FC also sealed qualification to the knockout stages of the CAF Confederation Cup with a 2-0 home win over Stade Malien thanks to a penalty from Fawaaz Basadien and a powerful Jayden Adams header from a corner kick.

Arrows pierce Chiefs' heart

The Naturena-based side suffered a 1-0 defeat to Golden Arrows at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Sunday.

Despite dominating possession, they landed just one shot on target from their 14 attempts, while the visiting side had four on target.

Gladwin Shitolo broke the deadlock just under the hour mark and Chiefs could not find the equaliser.

Things went from bad to worse for the Soweto giants as head coach Nasreddine Nabi was shown a red card at at full-time after protesting over the duration of added time.

The defeat sees the side surrender fifth spot on the Betway Premiership table to their latest opponents, slipping down to six.

Zungu shines on debut

New signing Bongani Zungu scored and delivered a Man-of-the-Match performance for AmaZulu FC in a 1-0 success over troubled Magesi FC on Saturday.

Usuthu now occupy ninth spot on the log - a massive improvement from the 15th position former head coach Pablo Franco Martin left the club in.

Other results:

SuperSport United 0-3 Sekhukhune United

Marumo Gallants 1-0 Cape Town City