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Sundowns Host Lupopo in CAF Champions League Opener at Loftus

Cardoso urges a cool-headed approach to Lupopo's gamesmanship to set the tone for a title push.

Overview

  • The Group C match kicks off at 3pm on Saturday at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria and will be broadcast live on SABC2.
  • Coach Miguel Cardoso says players must leave negative emotions in the locker room and manage any on-field provocation calmly.
  • Lupopo right-back Dieumerci Mukoko Amale is serving a two-match CAF suspension for unsportsmanlike conduct against Orlando Pirates.
  • Sundowns are monitoring goalkeeper Denis Onyango after he was forced off while playing for Uganda, with his availability still to be determined.
  • In the other Group C fixture, Al-Hilal beat MC Alger 2-1 in Omdurman on Friday.