Mamelodi Sundowns captain Ronwen Williams has reacted to his side’s draw in Group F at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
The reigning Premier Soccer League champions qualified via the ranking pathway as one of the four African representatives.
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Sundowns were drawn in Group F alongside Borussia Dortmund, Fluminense and Ulsan, with Williams expressing his delight at seeing the Masandawana name among the 32 clubs at the world stage.
“Wonderful draw, wonderful setup,” he told the club’s media department.
“I’m just so happy to see the name Mamelodi Sundowns up there with the best, I’ve got such goosebumps just seeing our name up there.
“Once our name came on the screen, it’s heartfelt, just an amazing achievement for the club.
“We’re currently in camp in Morocco, preparing for our Champions League game and it was nice that all the players were together and we watched the draw together and the reaction that we all got once our name arrived on the screen.”
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Williams then discussed each of his side’s opponents a little more in detail.
“It’s a wonderful group,” he added.
“All the groups were going to be tough. It’s nice that there are some teams we are familiar with, like Fluminense. We have similar traits in our build-up, in the way that they play. Similar traits, similar structures. We used a lot of their clips and a lot of their build-ups as well.
“And I know there is someone in our camp who will be extremely happy because he played for Borussia Dortmund, Tashreeq Matthews.
“And Ulsan, all the way from Korea, we know how tough it’s going to be, they play fast football.
“So overall we’re happy, we’re excited and we can’t wait for the Club World Cup to start.”
