MC Alger head coach Rulani Mokwena has wished Mamelodi Sundowns the best for the rest of the CAF Champions League campaign after the Algerians were eliminated on Saturday.
The South African giants secured a convincing 2-0 win over the Algerian champions at Loftus Versfeld in their final group games.
The former Brazilians mentor made no excuses for his side’s loss to Sundowns on Saturday evening.
“First, congratulations to Sundowns because in the end I think today they were the better side and they deserved to win, so congratulations to them and I wish them all the best for the rest of the competition,” Mokwena told SABC Sport after the game.
“I think it wasn’t just about today’s game, you know, we left it a little bit too late. We dropped points in some games, like in Rwanda, we came back to put it 1-1, and then we had a lapse of concentration.
“At home against Sundowns, we had a couple of chances, and we should have won that game instead of a point, and that makes a bit of a difference.
“Then in some moments we have situations where we could have won or taken a point against Lupopo in Congo, but ok that’s football, lessons learnt and move on,” he added.
Meanwhile, MC Alger have exited the tournament after finishing third in Group C with seven points. Mokwena will hope to guide his side back to winning ways when they travel to play MC Oran on Friday in the Algerian topflight.
