Mamelodi Sundowns could continue to have a strong bench after a number of their non-regulars found the back of the net to steer the club into the CAF Champions League group stages.
Sundowns hammered La Passe 8-1 in the second preliminary round, second-leg tie and qualified for the group stages with a 15-1 aggregate win.
One of the forgotten strikers Gift Motupa, could have revived his career after netting a brace in the second leg.
Midfielder Haashim Domingo, who returned from a long-term injury, was also on the scoresheet for the Brazilians.
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Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi says he is happy to see the likes of Motupa and Domingo scoring, as they are raising their hands to help the team going forward.
"We must be happy for these boys when they start to score goals, because the reason why we keep them in the team is because we know of their quality that they possess," Mngqithi told journalists in a press conference.
"And what they can give us at any given stage and I was happy for Gift to score those goals.
"Also happy for Haashim who is coming from a very awkward injury that he had, for him to come back and look as sharp as he did," he said.
"For us it's really encouraging to see (Sphelele) Mkhulise scoring in the previous week, this week having an assist. To see the performance of Gaston (Sirino), (Marcelo) Allende, Aubrey Modiba.
"Everybody is raising his hand, I would not really want to mention a few and leave the rest because I do believe a whole of players are raising their hand to say they are willing and they are ready to help the team achieve it's targets," he added.
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Soccer Laduma looks at other players who raised their hands in the demolition of La Passe.
Cassius Mailula
Mailula scored a hat-trick in the second leg against the Seychelles outfit and Mngqithi revealed afterwards that the academy graduate is one of the best finishers the club has, even compared to the senior players.
Abdelmounaim Boutouil
'AB', as the left-footed centre-back is affectionately known, was handed his competitive debut off the bench in the second-leg and impressed with his range of passing as Mngqithi also gave a positive review of the Moroccan.
Mngqithi says Boutouil, a technically gifted defender, has similar qualities, if not better than that of former left-footed centre-back Ricardo Nascimento.
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