Mamelodi Sundowns boss Rulani Mokwena admitted that he still feels profound sadness for not winning the CAF Champions League title in the previous season.
Sundowns exited the tournament in the semi-finals without a single loss to Wydad Casablanca due to a 0-0 draw in Morocco and a 2-2 draw in South Africa in the second leg.
Mokwena stated, as revealed by South African outlet Kickoff: “I don’t know if the players have moved on or not, but I still feel the pain of exiting without a loss in the previous edition of the tournament.
“I haven’t gotten over it because I don’t think we deserved to exit from the tournament. Our results were excellent. Our performance was great. We defeated the champion (Al Ahly) 5-2 and many other teams.
“We played against Wydad in two matches, and I believe our exit on the away goal rule was somewhat unfair, in addition to the goals we conceded, we lacked some luck and luck did not favor us in the chances we had against Peter Shalulile and Themba Zwane,” he continued.
With a 0-0 draw in Morocco and a 2-2 draw in South Africa, Sundowns exited the tournament in the semi-finals without losing a single game.
During the previous edition of the tournament, Mokwena said: "I do not know if the players have moved on, but I still feel the pain of exiting without a loss."
The reason I haven't gotten over it is because I don't think we deserved to be knocked out of the tournament. Our results were excellent. We played well. We beat the champion (Al Ahly) 5-2.
In addition to conceding goals, we lacked some luck, and the chances we had against Peter Shalulile and Themba Zwane did not favor us," he said.
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