Sundowns lose ‘keeper, game and CAF Cup tie

New South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns had goalkeeper Denis Onyango sent off as they fell 2-0 to Medeama in Ghana Wednesday and were eliminated from the CAF Confederation Cup.     The second leg result in a play-off left the clubs tied at 3-3 on aggregate and the home team advanced on away goals after trailing 3-1 from the first meeting in Pretoria 11 days ago.     Ugandan Onyango was red carded midway through the second half in western city Sekondi for kicking Abbas Mohammed after Bernard Ofori had put the Ghanaians two goals ahead.     Medeama took the lead during the first half when Thabo Nthethe conceded a penalty which Malik Akowuah converted.     Success for the West Africans came after a dramatic two-leg tie in the African equivalent of the UEFA Europa League.      Medeama took a 38-second first-leg lead only to concede three goals in seven minutes during the closing stages.     Swedish coach Tom Strand then secretly abandoned the Ghanaian club in Pretoria and returned to Europe before announcing he was quitting.     Evans Adotey, coach of the Ghana women’s national team, was hastily promoted to replace Strand for the return match against …

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