CAF Super Cup: Miguel Cardoso congratulates USM Alger

08.11.26 FT CAF Super Cup

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Despite the disappointment of defeat, Miguel Cardoso made a point of paying tribute to USM Alger. Beaten in the CAF Super Cup, Mamelodi Sundowns failed to impose their game against an Algerian side that the Portuguese coach knew was capable of rising to the occasion in difficult moments. After the match, he congratulated the club, its players and everyone around it.

“Congratulations to USMA, its players and its club”

Cardoso acknowledged that USM Alger had made the most of the chances it created, unlike Sundowns:

We made mistakes that were punished with goals. USMA didn’t have a huge number of chances, but the difference lies in its ability to make the most of what it created, unlike us.

He then highlighted his opponents’ character, which he associated with the qualities of North African teams. “We knew USMA had character. The match became difficult. Congratulations to USMA, its players and its club,” he said.

Cardoso now wants to see his team respond

These congratulations do not erase Sundowns’ disappointment, as the team has now suffered two consecutive continental setbacks following its elimination by Wiliete SC in the Champions League. Cardoso, however, prefers to take lessons from this difficult period. “There is always something to learn from negative experiences,” he said, before stressing the need to get back to winning ways quickly.

For the Portuguese coach, the priority now is to prepare his team’s response and focus on domestic objectives.

Aliou Toundé |

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