Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane believes Sundowns do have a chance of contending for the Caf Champions League title.
Sundowns – once famously coached by Mosimane – were held to a goalless draw by Sudanese heavyweights Al Merrikh in Group A of the Caf Champions League in a match staged in Cairo on Saturday.
Sundowns, who won the CAF Champions League under former boss Pitso Mosimane in 2016, is in the unstoppable form of the DStv Premiership, some 17 points clear of second-placed Orlando Pirates with just one defeat in 21 matches.
As it is, defending champions Al Ahly is next in line for the PSL champions, with Sundowns set to face the Egyptian in Cairo on 26 February.
When asked about his former team, Mosimane said he certainly felt Sundowns should not be underestimated.
“They are contenders for the CAF Champions League, so is Zamalek, so is Wydad, so is Esperanca. I’m not trying to say there aren’t other contenders, but there are lots of big boys in that space who know how to win the Champions League and have even won it before…
“Yes, they (Sundowns) have a big chance to win it.”