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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena says his side must galvanise and fight again next season after their latest Champions League pursuit was extinguished by defending African champions Wydad Casablanca.
A full house at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday will be key to Mamelodi Sundowns’ ambitions of vanquishing reigning African champions Wydad Casablanca in their semifinal second-leg encounter.
Nine-man Mamelodi Sundowns held on for a barren draw against defending champions Wydad Athletic Club in the first leg of their TotalEnergies CAF Champions League semi-final at the Mohamed V Complex in Casablanca on Saturday evening.
Sundowns had to play with 10 men from the 42nd minute after Neo Maema
Apr 8, 2021 - 09:32 am By Staff Reporter
The stringent Covid-19 protocols and a tight schedule of upcoming fixtures have been stated as reasons behind why Wydad Casablanca brought their second-string team to play Kaizer Chiefs in their penultimate CAF Champions League match over the weekend.
Having already qualified for the quarter-finals, Wydad arrived in South Africa minus Ahmed Tagnaouti, Taha Mourid, Ayoub El Amloud, Salah Saidi, Walid El Karti, Muaid Ellafi, Simon Msuva, Mohammed Ounajem, Amine Aboulfath, Achraf Dari, Yahya Jabrane, Aymane Hassouni, Ayoub El Kaabi, Yahia Attiyat allah as well as their head coach Faouzi Benzarti.
The other team qualifying from Group C will be determined by the outcome of the game between Chiefs and Horoya in Conakry, Guinea on Saturday.