Sport | Mokwena channels Sundowns’ 2016 mentality: ‘No one is going to feel sorry for us’

Mamelodi Sundowns' utility player Thapelo Morena, who has played against Esperance before, is expecting a fiery atmosphere in Rades but backs the Brazilians to cope well with it due to their experience in the Champions League. 
(Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Mamelodi Sundowns’ utility player Thapelo Morena, who has played against Esperance before, is expecting a fiery atmosphere in Rades but backs the Brazilians to cope well with it due to their experience in the Champions League.
(Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Mamelodi Sundowns’ slogan for the season’s final stretch might not be as catchy as the one coined by the master of sound bites, Pitso Mosimane, in 2016 – but it could be as effective.

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