Betway Premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns have a CAF Champions League final on Sunday. The challengers are Egypt’s Pyramids FC.
Following the first leg tie last weekend, Sunday’s second leg will start at 1-1. Lucas Ribeiro broke the deadlock after 54 minutes before Pyramids’ Walid El Karti equalised during 90 minutes of stoppage time.
Speaking to the media ahead of the second leg final, Sundowns’ chairman, Tlhopane “Tlhopie” Motsepe, revealed that Kabo Yellow expect nothing less than a win for Abafana BaStyle on Sunday.
CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL: PYRAMIDS FC VS MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
“That’s what we want, to go there as African champions,” Motsepe said via Sowetan.
“We have a big chance. Being African champions again is something we’ve longed for. We are one step away from achieving it.
“If we were to rewind to the start of the season and you asked if we would love to be in this position – one game away from the CAF Champions League title – we would take it. It’s what we plan for every season,” the Sundowns boss added.
“The energy in the group is great and that’s good considering the coach didn’t have a preseason with us.
“He didn’t get to pick the players he wants, or instil his methods. But to now be in the final with the players he found there is testament to what he’s achieved,” the chairman concluded.
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