Teko Modise has made a plea to the Sundowns squad regarding Themba Zwane with the CAF Champions League final headed for a blockbuster second leg.
Sundowns were headed for a crucial 1-0 victory in the first leg at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, before conceding a last-gaspt equaliser that has now swung the advantage in Pyramids' favour.
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Miguel Cardoso's men have it all to do in the return leg scheduled for 30 June Stadium in Cairo on Sunday (19:00).
One of the biggest talking points from the game was the non-inclusion of Zwane in the starting line-up, with many fans feeling that is where the head coach lost the plot.
Modise was a part of The Brazilians squad that won the Champions League back in 2016 and has implored the current crop to do it for the attacking midfielder.
Turning 36 later this year, the Tembisa-born maestro will be very likely playing his final season, and a chance to lift the continental trophy comes scarcely.
"I think it’s a big opportunity. It’s gonna be tough, it’s gonna be exhausting, it’s gonna be demanding, but come to the end of the Champions League final, I want to see Sundowns lift the trophy to cement the career of Themba Zwane, who’s been magnificent," Modise had said pre-match, speaking to journalists at the CAF Champions League trophy unveiling.
"I think he deserves to win such. He deserves to be on that pitch. He deserves to lift that trophy for Mamelodi Sundowns, and I know that the players are behind that."
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The first leg of the final will be played at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, before the second leg is played on Sunday, 1 June in Egypt.
