Sundowns Ladies to draw from own strength in CAF Women's Champions League final

Sundowns Ladies to draw from own strength in CAF Women's Champions League final

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies coach Jerry Tshabalala has told his charges not to obsess about their CAF Women's Champions League final opponents SC Casablanca tonight.

The two sides clash in a title-deciding fixture in Korhogo, Ivory Coast, with Downs the favourites after narrowly beating the Moroccan 1-0 earlier in the group stages.

But Tshabalala insists they will not be complacent with everything now at stake.

"A very tricky game that we're going to play, and I did say we saw how they played the first game, and also when they played the team [Ampem Darkoa Ladies] from Ghana," said Tshabalala.

"But this one, I believe, we just need to rely more on our strength, we don't have to worry more about them, we just have to worry about ourselves."

This will be the third final in a row for Sundowns, and Tshabalala is looking for a second trophy after the disappointment of being thrashed 4-0 by AS FAR at this stage of the competition last year. 

"I remember we conceded four goals [in last year's final], and those four goals we learned the hard way. We're going to be very cautious, we're not going to be excited about it," he added.

"We know it's a big game, they're also going to bring their A-game, so we're going to be very cautious in terms of how we approach the game. We don't want to be disappointed again, we want to go on that field and be victorious."

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