Ronwen Williams talks about his high hopes for Mamelodi Sundowns to win the CAF Champions League!

After beating Esperance de Tunisia 1-0 to reach the semi-finals for the second time in a row, the Bafana Bafana goalkeeper is hopeful that this season's trophy will be theirs again after a long absence and believes they can bring the trophy back to South Africa this season.

Controversially, former Esperance coach Miguel Cardoso, who with Esperance last season knocked Mamelodi Sundowns out of the tournament, is now back to knock his former team out of the tournament and beat them in both legs.

Mamelodi will now face Al Ahly in a hugely anticipated final later this month.

Speaking about his team's quarter-final match, Ronen Williams expressed his excitement: "This game is one of the best, just because of the team's desire and character to dig deep. It's not easy to come here Tunisia" he told the club's media. "We knew it was going to be a battle. We knew they would come hard. We stood firm, we didn't give them a chance."

"When we beat them at home, we changed the history of the club [because] we hadn’t beaten them before. So when we beat them at home, I knew and I had a feeling that this year it’s ours,” ‘Ronza’ declared with conviction"

Williams added.

"The coach obviously played an important role; he knows them, so he gave us all the insights…how they were going to play, what they’re going to do, and the possibilities. So we knew the threats, we knew their weaknesses, and we knew it’s going to be a game of small margins. And that’s exactly how it was last year"

Williams Concluded.

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