Head coach Rulani Mokwena was keen for his side to remain humble despite Mamelodi Sundowns seemingly finding an extra gear with an emphatic 4-1 win over CR Belouizdad in a CAF Champions League quarter-final first-leg clash.
Namibian marksman Peter Shalulile grabbed a century of career club goals by scoring a first-leg brace before Neo Maema and a stoppage-time Cassius Mailula effort sealed an emphatic win.
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The Brazilians have now managed to find a championship-winning gear that perhaps no other team on the continent can match as they pursue African domination.
"Stranger things have happened in football," Mokwena insisted post-match.
"There is a lot of humility, we beat a very good side that we still have to face in Pretoria, but it is only halfway.
"Feet firmly on the ground because this is only halftime.
"We asked for a lot of concentration and a lot of sacrifice. The players worked hard on watching videos of the opposition and we knew a lot about them.
"Credit to the players, big personality and a big performance and a lot of respect because they are incredible human beings.
"I said it at the press conference, I have warm feelings because we are honest people, and we do our best every time.
"It is the quarter-final of the Champions League, it is tough, and we should be under no illusions that the scoreline doesn't represent how physical and demanding this game was for us.
"We did a lot of work on the opposition, prepared and put in on a lot of hours to make sure the performance was good."We beat a very good side with a lot of Algerian internationals."
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