Mvala backs Sundowns to overcome Pyramids in CAF Champions League final

Photo Credit - Mamelodi Sundowns.

Mothobi Mvala remains confident that Mamelodi Sundowns have what it takes to overcome Pyramids in the second leg of the final in Egypt and be crowned CAF Champions League winners.

The Brazilians will face the Egyptian side in the return leg of the final, with the tie level at 1-1 following the first leg played two weeks ago in South Africa.

“We need experienced players to come to the party, especially in the changing room, to push the guys so we can win this game,” Mvala said, as quoted by Sowetan. "We played Pyramids FC before, and it’s not going to be an easy game because we have to get a result."

“We know they don’t have too many supporters and that can work in our favour. We need to go out there and work hard from the start of the game until the end. In the first leg, we started well by not allowing Pyramids to put crosses into our box. It’s just that we lost concentration in the dying minutes. We allowed that cross, and we did not mark well into the box.

“This is something we need to work on for the second leg. We must kill the game off early in Cairo, and to do that, you need to score more goals. If you score three goals, you kill the game and their confidence. If you leave the score at 1-0, you leave the door open for them to come back.

“I hope we can go there and get at least three goals.”

The second leg will be played at 30 June Stadium in Cairo on Sunday.