Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena praised his victorious Mamelodi Sundowns side's dedication after lifting the Carling Black Label Cup.
Sundowns were crowned as Carling Black Label Cup champions after a dominant 4-0 dismantling of Orlando Pirates in a one-sided final at FNB Stadium on Saturday.
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The Brazilians earlier defeated AmaZulu by 3-0 in Saturday's first semi-final in a dominant display of football.
"It's about the philosophy of the club, the mandate at Mamelodi Sundowns is to win every football match," Mokwena said post-match.
"We aim to win friendly matches, cup matches, you even have to win in training, you have to win your five-a-side matches.
"So, we came here, we woke up at 06:30, we had breakfast, left after our meeting, we did all due diligence.
"We watched AmaZulu's last three games even though we knew the line-up was not necessarily the line-up that the coach played in their last three games.
"But there was a match against Stellenbosch where they won, a very similar profile of the players they had.
"So, we put in the hours, we worked with our analysis department, and we spent sleepless nights so that we give the players information as much as possible.
"We watched the Pirates and Chiefs game also with keen interest, we had our analysis department stay behind to try to pick up strengths and weaknesses of both teams in preparing for the final.
"We were not only coming to win as it's our mandate to win it, but because it's also the fans expect from us.
"I always say to the players, hard work and rewards are good friends, and enjoy each other's company."
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