Young Africans coach Miguel Gamondi has made a big claim about Mamelodi Sundowns ahead of their CAF Champions League quarter-final.
The Tanzania will come against the Brazilians in their first-ever Champions League quarter-final after the international break.
Gamondi is no stranger to the Sundwons fan base, having won the league title with the club during the 2006/2007campaign alongside co-coach Neil Tovey.
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The Argentine tactician claims Sundowns' financial strength makes them the favourites for the quarter-final tie.
"It is my former team. I was champions with Sundowns in 2006, I have a very nice souvenir. On one hand, I am very happy to play against Sundowns, it is a team that I love because of the things you did well you always keep this feeling especially because they play the kind of football similar to us," Gamondi said, as per IPP Media.
"It is a big team and, for Yanga, it is a special moment with the biggest team. The other day I told the president that Yanga is now sitting on the table of big teams."
"We have this ambition of being top five in Africa, you must compete and, for us, we will be at best to know which is our level.
"Sundowns like Al Al Ahly must be in the finals because they are the biggest teams. If you compare the budget of Sundowns to ours, definitely they must be favourites."
"Last time they bought one player from Argentina I think for $4m and we brought Guede and Okra for free in the last transfer window."
"This is the difference and the people must understand but that doesn't matter when the referee blows the whistle it is 11 against 11."
"We need to fight, to put in more effort than Sundowns. As I said earlier when we played Al Ahly, the issue is a little bit handicapped by experience," he stressed.
"All the players in Tanzania, even in the national teams, don't have this experience of playing crucial games at the top level."
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