MC Alger coach Rulani Mokwena has shared his excitement following his outfit crucial victory over Al Hilal in the penultimate CAF Champions League group stage match at the weekend.
The Algerian outfit cruised to a 2-1 home victory over the Sudanese giants in the fifth round of the competition, held at the Stade Ali-la-Pointe.
As it stands, Group C remain balanced, with all four teams including ST Eloi Lupopo, Al Hilal, Mamelodi Sundowns and MC Alger standing a chance of progressing to the knockout stage ahead of the final round of group games.
After the win, the South African tactician expressed his delight, while setting sights on securing a place in the quarterfinal.
“Allow me to enjoy this victory first! Yes, 24 hours to enjoy this victory,” Mokwena said after the game.
“What (the win) does is it helps us keep things in our own hands. We targeted 10 points and now we still have a chance with one more game to get 10 points.
“Good team [Al-Hilal]. Of course, you see why they have 8 points in this group and why they are in top in that position.
“It’s a tough group. A lot of people don’t understand it’s a very, very difficult group.
“We were unfortunate to lose in Rwanda (the first meeting with Hilal) but we’ve made an agreement not to lose to the same team twice.”
Al Hilal are on top with eight points, MC Alger are second with seven points, Sundowns are third with six while ST Eloi Lupopo are fourth with five.
The ultimate decider will be this weekend as all teams will be playing their last games.
Mokwena’s Alger will travel to South Africa to face his former team Sundowns while Lupopo will battle it out against Al Hilal.
