Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Aubrey Modiba says the club is determined to make history in this Saturday’s CAF Champions League final against Egyptian side Pyramids FC.
The first leg of the final will take place at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria at 15:00 CAT.
Modiba, now 29, will be featuring in his second continental club final, having previously lost to TP Mazembe in the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup while playing for SuperSport United. Reflecting on that experience, he pointed to a lack of experience as the key reason for the defeat.
“We always want to win big trophies, and the last one I played in with SuperSport, you know, it was our first one, and we didn’t have much experience, actually, and we saw how we fell short in that game,” Modiba told CAF Media.
With several Champions League campaigns under their belt, Modiba believes this current Sundowns squad has what it takes to go all the way.
The Bafana Bafana left-footed midfielder is also hungry to write his name in the club’s history books.
“It’ll be great for us because we really want to make history in this club as players,” he said.
“Right now, I think having played so many TotalEnergies CAF Champions League games at Sundowns… we understand what it takes to be able to reach the final and try and win it.
“It’s been eluding us for so many years. So, I think right now we’re on the right track. We just have to make sure that we do well in both legs. But you know, firstly at home, I think we’ll need to do well at home.”
Sundowns last lifted the CAF Champions League trophy in 2016.
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