CAF Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso eyes strong start to group phase

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has set his eyes on a strong start to the group campaign of this season’s CAF Champions League.

Pitted in Group C, the South African outfit will open their group campaign with a tricky encounter against Saint-Éloi Lupopo.

Ahead of the fixture on Saturday, Miguel Cardoso has stressed that his team must approach the game with the right mindset for a good start.

“First match of the Group Stage, obviously, every match will have a story, but we have to write the right one on this one. First home match, a good start is important, so we will work hard and we’ve been working very hard since we finished the last match towards arriving tomorrow on the best conditions, on the best moment possible,” Cardoso said as quoted on CAFOnline.

The Mamelodi Sundowns coach added, “Most of all, we must understand how to play against this team. It has its particularities, its way of playing, its own characteristics, so that we understand how to exploit their less strong things and how to avoid that they can aggress us with the things that they have as more positive.”

The match is scheduled to kick off at 1 pm.