Adoring Mamelodi Sundowns fans showed their love and support to returning star Percy Tau as Al Ahly faced the Brazilians in a CAF Champions League encounter on Saturday.
Tau was showered with cheers as early as the team warm ups ahead of kick-off at a sold-out Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
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Saturday's clash was the first occassion where the Bafana Bafana international returned to South Africa since sealing a move to Brighton Hove Albion in 2018.
Tau was on target and nearly grabbed a brace for the Red Devils in a 5-2 win for the Brazilians in a dominant display.
"Percy knows exactly what I think of him as before the end of the match I whispered it to him, and after the game I waited in the tunnel," Mokwena said post-match.
"He is an incredible human being. You must see when Percy is in South Africa he comes to my house, he loves caps but the first thing he does he takes his cap off.
"I am talking about a Bafana international, a player who played in the European Champions League, and the English Premier League, and the first thing is respect.
"Good football players have this thing of being good human beings, but I don't want to speak too much about Percy, because one he is not a Sundowns player.
"Two, I am very biased, so whatever I say will come across a little bit on the other side.
"So I focus a lot on my players, because I am proud of them and very grateful for the opportunity and blessing to be their coach."
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