Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso celebrates victory after the CAF Champions League final in Rabat, Morocco.
Mamelodi Sundowns’ CAF Champions League-winning coach, Miguel Cardoso, believes “a little bit of luck” was finally on his side over the two legs of the final.
The African showpiece was Cardoso’s third successive appearance — and second with Sundowns— in a CAF Champions League final. Having been on the losing side on the previous two occasions, Cardoso guided Sundowns to a 2–1 aggregate victory after holding hosts AS FAR to a 1–1 draw in the second leg in Rabat on Sunday.
“I do remember that last year, out of nothing, Pyramids scored a goal on our pitch. I also remember that last year, there was an own goal, or almost an unfortunate play from one of our players, that gave a goal to Pyramids. I remember the penalty in the first minute of the second match I played with Al Ahly against Espérance,” Cardoso said post-match.
I also remember a penalty that was not given in the last minute against Al Ahly. So, details will fall for one side. Well, what I think is fair enough is that this time they also fell for our side, because there are no champions without a little bit of luck in the right moments.”
