Morocco coach Walid Regragui is wary of Mamelodi Sundowns’ threat in the Bafana Bafana squad. Image: (@MoroccoWorldNews/Twitter)
Morocco’s Regragui wary of Sundowns’ threat in Bafana squad
Morocco coach Walid Regragui says he is wary of Mamelodi Sundowns’ threat in the Bafana Bafana squad at the Afcon tournament.
Morocco coach Walid Regragui is wary of Mamelodi Sundowns’ threat in the Bafana Bafana squad. Image: (@MoroccoWorldNews/Twitter)
As they get ready to battle against Bafana Bafana in their Afcon contest, Morocco coach Wald Regragui says he is wary of Mamelodi Sundowns‘ threat.
Regragui admits that Bafana benefits from Sundowns’ dominance and experience in the CAF Champions League – he is wary of that factor.
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Bafana and Morocco will lock horns in a crucial Afcon round of 16 match on Tuesday night at Laurent Poukou Stadium in San Pedro and Regragui looks at the threat and influence of Sundowns.
Regragui says the Bafana squad being dominated by Sundowns players is an advantage they don’t have as Morocco.
MOROCCO’S REGRAGUI WARY OF SUNDOWNS THREAT IN BAFANA SQUAD
In other Afcon squads, the current 23-man squad, hosts Ivory Coast boasts nine players from the DStv Premiership champions, which have struck fear across the continent over the past few seasons.
“I respect your team, your national team, and what I said about Sundowns is that your team has more than seven players, playing for Sundowns,” Morocco coach Regragui said per iDiski Times.
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“It provides habits for your team, a team that has confidence because on the continent with Sundowns, they won the Super League (AFL), they always play well in the Champions League and that gives confidence.
“But [Bafana] is a different team, different spirit, it’s the same as the last time I said in Johburg when we lost, it’s a different team, different spirit, different competition. It’s only that we need to fight to win this game against South Africa.”
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As the match comes where defending champions Senegal bowed out of the Afcon tournament, Morocco’s Regragui added that they respect all their opponents including Bafana.
“We treat all teams that same, we respect South Africa, with humility of my country, we’ll try our best to qualify for the quarter-final,” added Regragui.
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“It’s hard to get that at national team level. They play in the CAF Champions League with Sundowns.
“We have respect for South Africa, they were the first team to beat us after the World Cup. We’re coming in with humility, we respect every team.
“But we have confidence as semi-finalists of the World Cup. We won our group, we have shown we want to win the cup. We’re in the knockouts, it’s good.”
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