Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana legend Doctor Khumalo has insisted Mamelodi Sundowns represented South Africa well despite losing the CAF Champions League final.
Masandawana suffered a heartbreak in the final, going down 2-1 to Pyramids in Cairo on Sunday, which saw them lose the clash 3-2 on aggregate.
It marked Sundowns’ second defeat in the final after 2001, while Pyramids became the 13th winner of the competition after lifting their first CAFCL trophy.
Khumalo insisted it’s not time to point fingers, but to praise the Betway Premiership champions for their efforts in the CAF Champions League this season.
“For us to be pointing fingers, I don’t think it’s proper, because we lose as a team, we win as a team,” he said on SABC3.
“I should give it to Sundowns because they showed character in the last 30 minutes. Had they started like this in the first 45 minutes I think we’d be talking a different ball game.
“I think the subs that came on made a lot of difference, irrespective of Sales… Yes, I understand the guys wanted to Mshishi but in this game, Themba hasn’t played for quite some time and I strongly believe, yes the DNA is Sundowns – it’s combinational play, possession and all that.
“Look at the number of chances they created, they tried their level best but it was not meant to be. But I’m very proud of Sundowns players, the bench, and all those players that traveled with the team, Sundowns actually represented South African football very well.”
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