Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena says his squad deserve to be continental champions with the African Football League (AFL) title.
Sundowns come into the second leg final trialling 2-1, knowing a 1-0 win could see them snatch the title on the away goals rule.
After the clash in Casablanca, Mokwena was pictured saying that this title win is written in the stars but he denied that they won’t have to shed blood, sweat and tears to achieve it in Tshwane on Sunday.
“Let me explain that, after I arrived back at Sundowns, the first Champions League exit was a quarter-final to Al Ahly, the second season was a quarter-final exit to Petro and last season was Wydad in the semi-final,” Mokwena said.
“And so the story written this year, we start with Petro, the team who knocked us out of the quarter-final, then Al Ahly, a foe who knocked us out the season before that. And then last season was Wydad and just because it’s written in the stars, it doesn’t mean the stars are aligned.
“Our responsibility now is to align the stars, and that’s the message, it’s written in the stars but you still got to work for it, you still have to look for it. It’s the same thing with rain, just because there’s clouds doesn’t mean it’s going to rain.
“There’s no handouts in life you have to work hard to achieve and that’s the message, the players know. we work very hard – it’s what this group deserves, to be continental champions due to the amount of work they put in.”
Masandawana host the Botola Pro giants at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday afternoon (15h00).
