Mamelodi Sundowns forward Anthony Laffor is confident his side will bounce back when they take on AS Togo-Port in the Caf Champions League on Tuesday.
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The Brazilians will be hoping to claim their first win in Group C following their slow start which saw them claim two points from their opening two matches against Wydad Casablanca and Horoya respectively.
Laffor believes Sundowns will find their feet and qualify for the knockout stages of the competition, starting with a win against the side from Togo in Lome.
‘Sometimes you start slow and then win the competition,’ Laffor told his club’s official website.
‘We have started slow this season but I think that it is about time that we put our feet on the ground and show people that we are former African champions and where we are isn’t a true reflection of us as a team. We just need to start winning games.
‘Where we are in the group is not where we are supposed to be as Sundowns. But then if you look at it, we have the perfect opportunity to move from that position. We need to win here and then go to South Africa and win that game too and then we will be No. 1 or No. 2. If you’re No. 1 or No. 2 in the group, you progress to the next stage. That’s a possibility.’
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The 33-year-old forward expects a ‘tough physical’ battle against Togo-Port, but the forward believes Sundowns have prepared well for their encounter in order to claim the win and maximum points.
‘West African teams are physical,’ Laffor said.
‘But as a team, we don’t focus much on what other teams can do, we look at what can we do. We do our own tactics. Most of the times the games that we win is because of our ball possession.
‘We play our own way. We listened to what our coach wants us to do. We can catch them on a break because they are strong and they’ll want to kick us. We just have to stick to our game because at the end of the day good football wins you games.’
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The Brazilians have been in Togo since Friday to get a feel for the artificial pith they’ll be playing on, but Laffor insists his side have experience playing in the humid and rainy conditions in Lome.
‘When I heard about the time of the kick off, I thought wow, one o’clock (Togo time) on an artificial pitch? That’s going to be hot in the dry season,’ Laffor said.
‘But the good thing for us is that this is the rainy season. So the weather is going to be cool so it’s a good time for us to play.’
Mamelodi Sundowns against AS Togo-Port kicks off at 15:00.
