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EXTRA TIME: South Africa reacts as Sundowns thrash Al Ahly and Orlando Pirates top PSL table

That is the Brazilians of South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns who trounced Africa's most successful club ever Al Ahly on Saturday afternoon.

Sundowns beat the Egyptian giants 5-0 in the first leg of the Caf Champions League quarter-final in Pretoria. It is their second best achievement in Caf football so far, behind winning the tournament in 2016.

Saturday's result shocked the continent in what was expected to be a closely contested game, a massive test for Masandawana.

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At the same time Orlando Pirates visited Bidvest Wits in a showdown to see which club can still stand in chasing Sundowns for the Premier Soccer League title.