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Mosimane: We can do a Denmark
- Updated: September 15, 2016
On the continental level, South African clubs have most often failed to live up to the high expectations of supporters and the quality level of their league play. The only CAF Champions League glory in the nation’s history dates back to 1995 when Orlando Pirates beat ASEC Mimosas in the final. But at the semi-final stage of this year’s event, another South African club is favoured to reach the ultimate match for the third time in the nation’s history. Mamelodi Sundowns are, of course, no newcomers to the African footballing scene, though most of their successes have been achieved on the domestic front. Seven South African Premier league titles and six major cups have made the club one of the most successful in South Africa. Disappointingly, they have not managed to take that success onto the continental scene, where an appearance in the 2001 Champions League final is the only thing fans can boast about. All of that has changed this year, with coach Pitso Mosimane leading them on an African adventure, which ironically includes the fact that they have in fact been knocked out twice already this year. They lost to AS Vita Club in the second round on away goals and were then eliminated by Ghanaian club Medeama in the CAF Confederation Cup, only to be reinstated into the Champions League after Vita were found to have played an ineligible player. “We’re like the Denmark of Africa,” Mosimane told FIFA.com this week …
