CAF Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns to Draw on Experience to Overturn Petro De Luanda Deficit

• Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi is confident that his charges can do what they’ve become renowned for and pull off another CAF Champions League comeback
• The Brazilians are currently trailing Angolan side Petro de Luanda 2-1 after the first leg last Sunday in the capital city of Luanda
• However, Mngqithi pointed to various examples in recent years where the Brazilians have dropped the first fixture of a tie, before firing back at home to progress to the next round

There is a lot riding on Mamelodi Sundowns’ CAF Champions League quarterfinal second leg against Petro de Luanda on Sunday night.

The Brazilians will go into that match trailing the Angolans after a 2-1 defeat to them last Sunday. This result put the dreams of a Quadruple (DStv Premiership, MTN 8, Nedbank Cup and Champions League) in jeopardy, having already bagged the MTN 8 and a breath away from the League title.

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Ever since winning the continent’s biggest club prize for the first time in 2016, Sundowns has become a juggernaut of note in Africa, finding themselves as a permanent fixture at the business end of the competition. Co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi is counting on this prestige and experience to help overturn the deficit.

He told Soccer Laduma when referring to a multitude of comebacks his team has pulled off in Africa:

“We went to AS Otoho and lost 2-1, before we came back and scored three at home. We went to Zesco United where we lost 2-1, and we came from behind to score two. We have done this before.”

“I want to look at what is positive because I gather a lot of strength from positive energy. We believe we have the capacity to do well. We have the experience to come back, and have won a lot of matches, which points to the strength of our team.”

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The match will kick off at 6pm South African time.

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As reported on Sports Brief, the Buccaneers currently trail Tanzanian team Simba SC 1-0 in the CAF Confederations Cup quarterfinal tie.

The controversial refereeing which seemingly went against Pirates has left a bitter aftertaste that will no doubt have an influence on Sunday night’s encounter at the Orlando Stadium.