SECOND STRINGERS FOR HIGHLANDS
Sundowns give priority to the Champions League
Pitso Mosimane is focused on his team’s African Champions League campaign
Pitso Mosimane is warning that he might be forced to field a weakened Mamelodi Sundowns team in Saturday’s last league game of the season against Highlands Park. Sundowns are away at AS Vita Club of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Kinshasa on Wednesday in the second group in defence of their Champions League crown. They then return home to play on the final day of the Premier Soccer League season against relegation-threatened Highlands. Mosimane is giving priority to his team’s African Champions League campaign. "Our worry about Kinshasa is playing on Wednesday‚ travelling back on Thursday and arriving at night‚ then on Friday it’s only one day of rest and then we have to play Highlands Park‚" he said. "In Kinshasa, we have to try and make sure we don’t lose because they are now bottom of the log and have a goal difference of minus two. "So we’ve got to play smart and keep them down there and we have to try and win here when we play at home again." AS Vita Club lost 3-1 to E...
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