Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane says he was disappointed that his side couldn’t train on the match venue prior to their CAF Champions League match against Rayon Sport due to a power failure.

The Brazilians were forced to settle for a goalless draw at the Amahoro Stadium in Rwanda on Wednesday.

Mosimane’s side will have to beat Rayon at Lucas Moripe Stadium next Sunday to book their place in the group stage of the competition for the third campaign running.

‘We don’t like to make excuses,’ Mosimane told his club’s official website. ‘On Tuesday we didn’t train on the match venue. It wasn’t nice. It’s not good for your country. It’s not good for football.’

‘You need to give the opponents an opportunity to train on the match venue because when you come to my country, imagine I do the same and switch off the lights? I am not saying that you guys switched off the lights.

‘I hope you understand. Imagine you have to train on the last day and the lights are switched off? What are you going to say about me? It’s not good for football. I think that you have a lovely country and a lovely team but you need to get rid of these things.

‘You have a good team to win. You don’t need to switch off the lights and play mental games. But we have been in the Champions League for a long time. We don’t care about such things and they don’t affect us. It doesn’t matter. Don’t worry about it. Just fix your house. Don’t switch lights off. It doesn’t work,’ he concluded.

Sundowns will turn their attention to their Nedbank Cup last 16 encounter against National First Division side EC Bees at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, with kick-off set for 19.30