Former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Roger Feutmba believes it will be a big boost for the profile of South African soccer to have Kaizer Chiefs play against Pitso Mosimane's Al Ahly side in the 2021 Caf Champions League final.
“You deserve the smile Mr Chairman, you’ve been patient through the years, you are a true reflection of hard work with faith and patience do pay off,” the 34-year-old wrote on Instagram.
Before the encounter, coach Zwane revealed that his men were squaring up against one of the biggest teams in Africa, albeit, stated that everyone is focused.
“We are playing against one of the strongest teams on the continent, we’ve learnt quite a few things from them,” he told
“At the same time, we also surprised them and showed them a thing or two and showed that we are good enough to compete at this level.
That followed the previous weekend s 1-0 victory over the 2017 African champions in Casablanca.
By coincidence, the Moroccan city of Casablanca will also be the venue for the final, which is scheduled to take place on July 17.
Chiefs have already guaranteed themselves a whopping US$1.25 million for reaching the final against Ahly. That translates to a little less than R18 million as per the exchange rate on Sunday.
If the Glamour Boys can beat the Egyptians, that amount will double to a cool US$2.5 million - just under R36 million.
Having been on the end of a two-window Fifa transfer ban, the Soweto side have been eyeing reinforcements for months now, and will be pleased to have extra cash in the kitty in this respect.
Austin Ditlhobolo 20:49 BST 26/06/2021 Goal rates the performances of the Amakhosi players following the Soweto giants 0-0 draw against the Moroccan giants on Saturday evening Backpagepix Daniel Akpeyi - 8,5/10
Surprisingly started ahead of Itumeleng Khune in the absence of Bruce Bvuma and he produced a brilliant performance.
With Chiefs under constant pressure from Wydad, the Nigeria international produced several impressive saves to keep the visitors at bay and he also commanded his area well. Backpagepix Reeve Frosler - 6/10
Didn t offer much going forward especially in the first-half with Walid El Karti tormenting him.
However, the South Africa under-23 international improved after the restart and he was always well-positioned to deal with threats and he delivered a few good crosses into the Wydad box.
Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has congratulated Kaizer Chiefs chairman Kaizer Motaung after his club reached the Caf Champions League final for the first time in their history.