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Rulani Runs The Rule Over Boutouil’s First Sundowns Start

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena admits it was a pleasing first start for Morocco international defender Abdelmounaim Boutouil in the CAF Champions League. The 2021 African Nations Championship winner joined the club in the off-season with high expectations, but a knee injury has prevented his immediate involvement in the...

Mokwena Heaps Praise On Sundowns Squad After Winning Group B

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena wasn't completely happy with their 2-1 win over Coton Sport but praised his side for winning their CAF Champions League Group B unbeaten. In what was dubbed as a Group of Death, Sundowns advanced to the quarter-finals alongside record 10-time champions Al Ahly, while...

Sundowns Potential CAFCL Opponents Revealed

Mamelodi Sundowns have learned which teams they could face in the CAF Champions League quarter-finals. Masandawana themselves secured top spot in Group B after beating Coton Sport 2-1 at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. CAF Champions League record champions Al Ahly qualified as second-placed team from Group B after beating Al Hilal...

Downs Secure Top Spot, Al Ahly Into Quarters

Mamelodi Sundowns secured top spot in their CAF Champions League group, while Percy Tau helped Al Ahly to qualify for the quarter-finals. Rulani Mokwena rung the changes, with only Cassius Mailula starting from the XI that began the 1-1 draw at Al Hilal in Sudan before the international break. Haashim Domingo...

Riveiro – We Want To Represent Pirates In Africa

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says their win to move them into second place means nothing as they need to occupy the CAF Champions League spot at the end of the season, not today. Pirates secured a 2-0 win over out-of-form Richards Bay to move into the Champions League...

Mokwena: Sundowns Will Win The Champions League…

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena has assured that the Tshwane giants will win the CAF Champions League again. However, he said it might not be this season and it can be next season, but Sundowns will win the Champions League again. Sundowns are already through to the quarter-finals of the competition,...

Mokwena On Chances Of Winning CAFCL: We Got To Work Hard For It

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena says winning the CAF Champions League is not an obsession to him and his team but it is something this hugely talented squad will have to win soon. Sundowns have not won Africa’s holy grail since beating Zamalek in 2016 under coach Pitso Mosimane, where...

Coton Sport Laments Marou Switch To Pirates

Coton Sport head coach Ernest Agbor Ako admits the exit of their attacking talisman Souaibou Marou was a big blow to their CAF Champions League campaign. Marou, 22, secured a January transfer to Orlando Pirates after his inclusion in the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad with Cameroon. It proved a major...

Mokwena Prioritises Finishing Top In CCL Group Stages

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena has highlighted the importance of finishing top in their CAF Champions League group, in the aim to get an “easy side” in the knockout stages. Sundowns, in Group B, are top with 11 points after five matches, one ahead of the Sudanese side Al Hilal...

Komphela – Sundowns Are Trendsetters In Africa

Mamelodi Sundowns senior coach Steve Komphela says the club should be praised as "trendsetters" for changing how people view CAF inter club competitions after Orlando Pirates were the first SA team to win a continental trophy. Downs and Pirates are the only South African teams to have won the...

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