With the dark cloud of the CAF Champions League hanging over Mamelodi Sundowns, club legend Hlompho Kekana says the Super Cup final against USM Alger is a game of big consequences.
Sundowns hosts USM Alger at Loftus Versfeld Stadium this afternoon, with the game scheduled to get under way at 3pm.
Masandawana will no longer be defending their Champions League title, after crashing out of the competition. Coach Miguel Cardoso and his side were eliminated by Angola’s Wiliete SC in the second preliminary round and missed out on the group stages as competition defending champions.
Speaking to Sunday World on Friday, Kekana, who lifted the Super Cup as captain 10 years ago, emphasised the importance of winning the game. He said it would fill the Champions League void and make Sundowns the undisputed kings of Africa.
“We won the Super Cup in 2017 … so you’d fancy Sundowns to win it again,” Kekana said. “The players and staff know that winning this trophy means that they will close the calendar year on a high … This will be a match of big consequences … we really need to win.
|Also, because Sundowns won’t have Champions League football this season, I fancy them winning the Super Cup.
“We will be going up against a team that we know very well, having played them before, so I don’t think we will have so many challenges dealing with them. Plus, we’ll be playing at home, which means home-ground advantage for us, so I see us winning this Super Cup.”
- Mamelodi Sundowns will host USM Alger at Loftus Versfeld Stadium today at 3pm in the CAF Super Cup final.
- Sundowns were eliminated from the CAF Champions League by Angola’s Wiliete SC in the second preliminary round.
- Club legend Hlompho Kekana, who captained Sundowns to a Super Cup win in 2017, said winning the Super Cup is crucial to compensate for missing the Champions League.
- Kekana believes winning the Super Cup will make Sundowns the undisputed kings of Africa and close the calendar year on a high.
- Sundowns have home-ground advantage and familiarity with USM Alger, increasing their chances of winning the Super Cup.
With the dark cloud of the CAF Champions League hanging over Mamelodi Sundowns, club legend Hlompho Kekana says the Super Cup final against USM Alger is a game of big consequences.
Sundowns hosts USM Alger at Loftus Versfeld Stadium this afternoon, with the game scheduled to get under way at 3pm.
Masandawana will no longer be defending their Champions League title, after crashing out of the competition. Coach Miguel Cardoso and his side were eliminated by Angola’s Wiliete SC in the second preliminary round and missed out on the group stages as competition defending champions.
Speaking to Sunday World on Friday, Kekana, who lifted the Super Cup as captain 10 years ago, emphasised the importance of winning the game. He said it would fill the Champions League void and make Sundowns the undisputed kings of Africa.
“We won the Super Cup in 2017 ... so you’d fancy Sundowns to win it again,” Kekana said. “The players and staff know that winning this trophy means that they will close the calendar year on a high ... This will be a match of big consequences ... we really need to win.
|Also, because Sundowns won’t have Champions League football this season, I fancy them winning the Super Cup.
“We will be going up against a team that we know very well, having played them before, so I don’t think we will have so many challenges dealing with them. Plus, we’ll be playing at home, which means home-ground advantage for us, so I see us winning this Super Cup.”
