Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena have discussed how he plans to approach the quarter-final, second leg of the African Football League against Petro de Luanda.
The two sides will renew their rivalry on Tuesday at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria. The showdown is set for 7pm.
Heading into the encounter, the Tshwane giants boast of a two-goal advantage after winning the first leg 2-0 on Saturday in Angola.
There is still a lot to play for as both sides will be eyeing a spot in the semifinals.
RULANI MOKWENA’S GAMEPLAN AGAINST PETRO DE LUANDA
According to Mokwena, anything can happen in the game of football even with a great lead.
Therefore, he says they won’t take the match lightly as they will show respect to the opponent and play the game, not the scoreline.
“We’ve seen many things happen in football. We’ve seen teams come back from even greater scorelines,” said Mokwena.
“We looking forward to taking the scoreline back to South Africa, but we approach it as nil, nil, and it’s a different ball game.
“This is half time, but there’s 90 minutes. So it’s important for us to stay humble and very focused, respect our opponent and the quality that they have and play the game, not the scoreline.”
THE TALK RULANI MOKWENA WILL HAVE WITH MAMELODI SUNDOWNS PLAYERS
The Soweto-born mentor further stated the talk he will have with his players on how to play the match.
“My message to the players will be to remind them about the match we played two or three days ago in a cup game in South Africa [against TS Galaxy in the Carling Knockout Cup].
“At half time, we were two nil down, we came back in the second half, 45 minutes we made it 2-2,” Mokwena added.
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