Overview
- Mamelodi Sundowns beat FC Saint‑Eloi Lupopo 3-1 at Loftus Versfeld to start Group C with three points.
- Nuno Santos scored twice and Marcelo Allende netted the other after Lupopo had briefly drawn level before halftime.
- The result puts Sundowns atop Group C after Al‑Hilal Omdurman’s 2-1 win over MC Alger on Friday.
- Lupopo were without right-back Dieumerci Mukoko Amale due to a CAF-imposed two-match suspension for unsportsmanlike conduct against Orlando Pirates.
- Coach Miguel Cardoso and midfielder Marcelo Allende had stressed a game-by-game focus and composure against potential gamesmanship, an approach reflected in the opener.