Monstrous Mamelodi Sundowns on the brink of history - three points from record and still unbeaten

14 May

Njabulo Ngidi

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Mamelodi Sundowns' Peter Shalulile was riding high against Royal AM, finding the back of the net along with Lesiba Nku in their 2-0 win. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)

Even the greatest Mamelodi Sundowns side of the Premier Soccer League era looks incapable of stopping the Rhulani Mokwena juggernaut.

The Brazilians beat Royal AM 2-0 at Harry Gwala Stadium on Tuesday night to move to 69 points – three points away from beating the record 71-point haul the class of 2015-16 won the DStv Premiership season with.

That generation also did what other former Sundowns players couldn't do – win the CAF Champions League, which put them at the very top of great squads in the history of the club.

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