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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Goalkeeper Denis Onyango saved five penalty shootout kicks to help Mamelodi Sundowns win a South African cup competition as a Covid-19 ban on spectators watching local games ended on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old Ugandan starred as Sundowns edged Cape Town City 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw following extra time in the MTN 8 final in the Indian Ocean city of Durban.<\/p>\n

After Namibian Peter Shalulile scored to put Pretoria-based Sundowns ahead a third time in the shootout, Onyango saved from Cape Town captain Thamsanqa Mkhize to win the title decider.<\/p>\n

“My instincts helped a lot in the shootout,” said captain Onyango after being voted man of the match. “I always thought we would win this final.<\/p>\n

“We struggled at times against the aggression of Cape Town, but never allowed our heads to drop. It was resilience that won the trophy for us in the end.”<\/p>\n

Two thousand spectators, fully vaccinated against coronavirus, attended the final as South Africa took a second step toward relaxing restrictions introduced in March 2020 to combat the pandemic.<\/p>\n

The same number of spectators, all of whom had to show proof of vaccination, attended a World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia in Johannesburg this month.<\/p>\n

Thapelo Morena gave pre-match favourites Sundowns a 24th-minute lead and Fagrie Lakay equalised on 75 minutes before a crowd including national coach Hugo Broos.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the Belgian will reduce his squad from 36 players to 23 for World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe and Ghana next month and Morena and Lakay hope to retain places.<\/p>\n

Success was particularly sweet for Sundowns as they last won the MTN 8 in 2007 — four years before Kampala-born Onyango joined the club after spells with two other South African outfits.<\/p>\n

Sundowns have won 12 domestic and two Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions since, but until Saturday the closest they came to another MTN title was finishing runners-up twice.<\/p>\n

The competition involves the eight highest finishers after the previous league season and offers a winners-take-all prize of eight million rand ($525,000\/455,000 euros).<\/p>\n

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