Mokwena: Important for Sundowns stay humble and focused

Herman Gibbs herman.gibbs@gmail.com

After successive Cup failures in domestic competition, PSL giants Mamelodi Sundowns rose like a colossus in Angola to claim a convincing win in their opening African Football League fixture. Sundowns entered the AFL quarter-final first-leg clash in Luanda on Saturday on the back of defeats to TS Galaxy (Carling Knockout last 16) and Orlando Pirates (MTN8 final) after failing in penalty shoot-outs. On Saturday, Sundowns ran out 2-0 winners against Petro de Luanda, but coach Rulani Mokwena, in his post-match conference, played down his team’s advantage ahead of tomorrow’s second leg at Loftus. Mokwena assured the media that the scoreline did not guarantee his team a place in the semi-finals. “No, we are not in the semi-finals. You have seen many things happen in football. You have seen teams come…

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