Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Onyango is determined and has his sites set on winning another Caf Champions League trophy with the Brazilian, having last won it back in 2016.

The Ugandan international has had a successful year with the club, having already won the DStv Premiership and the MTN8 trophy with the Brazilians so far this year.

Onyango has since been in scintillating form this season and currently leads the way in league clean sheets as well as helping the team break a record for the longest run without conceding a goal in the league.

“I think it’s simply because we have been working together as a team and of course having and sharing the same vision of winning as much as we can, but most importantly focusing on the job. The technical team also helps by always giving us the right information at the right time. I also think the team jelled well with the new guys and that they also knew the task ahead of them,” Onyango told his club’s official website.

“When you are at Sundowns, you don’t have much time with family and friends so I think this time around when the boys have the Christmas break it will be good for them because we normally have [so many games]. The AFCON break will be a breather for us and give us a chance to freshen up our minds and spend time with family, family is very very important for us as players.”

“I will be spending my holidays back home in Uganda with my mom and sisters and brothers. I will also be doing some charity work and giving back to the community, these are the sorts of things we learn from the Club Chairman – so I am going to give back using my foundation back homem with a few sponsors to try and give hope to the underprivileged.”

He added: “I have been at the club for a very long time, but as I have said before – I am just trying to give back to the club that has looked after me for the past ten years. Even in those few years where I was not playing first team football, the club did not abandon me or sell me – they believed in me and kept me at the club.

“Of course the ambitions and the targets of the club and the Chairman are that we want to get the biggest trophy on the continent and this is of course the [CAF] Champions League. I’ve won it once in 2016 but I want to make history [and win it again] – this keeps me going. What’s important is to stay focused on the targets of the club, and look after myself as a person and to know that I have a responsibility to help the club win as many trophies as possible.”