Since returning to Mamelodi Sundowns on Wednesday, assistant coach Rhulani Mokwena believes he has already adopted the dreams and goals the team wants to achieve.

The 33-year-old reunited with the Brazilians after three years, having spent two seasons as assistant coach to then Pirates coach Milutin Sredojevc before being loaned to Chippa, where he spent four months as head coach.

However, his time with the Chilli Boys was short-lived and he decided to part ways with the club when his contract expired on 30 June, opting against renewing his loan deal which would have had him complete the campaign with Chippa.

‘My first session was fantastic, I received a warm welcome from everyone, the coaches, staff and players welcomed me very well. The training session was very well organised, the players gave me the same respect that I had before I left. Seeing the familiar faces like Hlompho, Denis, Themba, Kennedy is always exciting,’ Mokena told his club’s official website.

‘I’ve come back to a familiar environment with familiar faces, an environment that has kept its ethos of professionalism, hard work, success and the drive to want to be the most competitive and the most successful club on the continent.

‘They say teamwork makes the dream work and here at Sundowns the dream is known by many and is led by the ambition of the president [Dr Patrice Motsepe] and his support for us and saying that he wants the club to be the best, not just in South Africa but on the African continent. The dream is driven by the appetite and relentless pursuit of success that coach Pitso possesses and his pursuit for excellence is what pushes the dream.

‘This dream wouldn’t be anything without the loyal supporters who dream the same dream, who speak this same language of wanting to support a club that wants to be the best club on the African continent.’