Scintillating Peter Shalulile Leads Mamelodi Sundowns to Victory Over Swallows, Need 10 Points to Secure Title

• Peter Shalulile scored the first hattrick of the season as he scored 3 of Mamelodi Sundowns' 4 goals
• Mamelodi Sundowns beat Swallows FC 4-2 to continue their dominance in the DStv Premiership this season
• Mamelodi Sundowns just need 10 more points from their remaining games to wrap up their fifth consecutive league title

Mamelodi Sundowns are one step closer to securing the DStv Premiership title.

Peter Shalulile was in scintillating form, scoring a hattrick to inspire the team to a 4-2 victory.

Shalulile has now scored 18 goals in the DStv Premiership this season and recorded the first hattrick of the season.

Sundowns got off to the perfect start with Shalulile scoring twice in 16 minutes. The Namibian was lethal in front of goal and punished any Swallows’ mistake. Swallows hit back immediately and Dillon Solomons scored a minute after Shalulile’s second.

Surprise Ralani scored 12 minutes late to give Sundowns their 2-goal advantage again. Masandawana took a 3-1 lead into the break and held that until the dying minutes of the game.

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Swallows had great chances in the second half to make the game a closer affair, but couldn’t find the back of the net. Things got tense in the 89th minute, however, as Ruzaigh Gamildien scored from a header to make it 3-2.

It looked like The Dube Birds were going to possibly steal a point but Shalulile killed that dream off. The Sundowns’ striker scored in the 90th minute to notch up the first hattrick of the season and give Sundowns a stunning victory.

The Namibian also earned the man-of-the-match award and took his tally to 18 for the season. Mamelodi Sundowns are now just 10 points away from securing their fifth title in a row.

CAF Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns to face Petro de Luanda, Al Ahly will take on Raja Casablanca

The eight teams left in the CAF Champions League have learned their fate today. The draw for the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League was conducted at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

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The draw saw Al Ahly (Egypt) scheduled to face Raja Casablanca (Morocco) while ES Sétif (Algeria) will take on Espérance ST (Tunisia). The winner of those two fixtures will meet in the semi-finals, Sports Brief reported.

In the other half of the draw, ES Sétif (Algeria) will battle against Espérance ST (Tunisia) and Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) will battle Petro de Luanda (Angola). The winners of those fixtures will meet in the semi-finals.