Two first half goals by Tashreeq Matthews and Bathusi Aubaas were enough for the Sundowns to march into the last eight.
The victory means that the traditional big three of Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs and Sundowns will go into the hat for Monday's quarterfinal draw.
A 10-man Mamelodi Sundowns outfit did enough to see off ABC Motsepe League side Mpheni Home Defenders 2-0 at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Sunday afternoon to reach the quarterfinals of the Nedbank Cup. Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso made wholesale changes from the team that narrowly lost 1-0 to TS Galaxy in a Betway Premiership clash on Tuesday at Mbombela Stadium. Matthews was the only survivor in the starting XI, with some of Cardoso’s big hitters rested for the game against the amateur side who campaign in the third tier of South African football.Matthews improvised to open the scoring in the ninth minute after the ball was played slightly behind him inside the box by Arthur Sales.
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