Kaizer Chiefs’ African adventure is over after being knocked out of the Confederations Cup on Saturday.
After losing 3-1 to Zambian giants ZESCO United away last week, the Sowetans lost 2-1 this weekend at Soccer City.
Amakhosi coach Ernst Middendorp believes fatigue ended their quest to get into the competition group stages.
The German says: “We were not able to get the freshness in. We had our first game on the 5th of January, that means it’s five games in 15 days.”
In Champions League action, Orlando Pirates beat Guinean champions Horoya 3-0 on Friday night to go to the top of Group B.
Coach Micho, though, warns his Bucs to stay grounded, saying: “We knew we were playing a good team that is coming for the third consecutive year to South Africa.
“It was not as easy as the result suggests, we had to really take care defensively because this team has scored nine goals [in their last four Caf matches] almost all from inside the box.”
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane hit out at Wydad Casablanca after beating the Moroccans 2-1 on Saturday for their first win of Group A.
The north Africans intimidated the local boys and ganged up on the officials.
And Pitso says: “It’s a [CAF] Champions League game, big emotions and all these things. They do this to us! They do this in Morocco. We go everywhere and everybody bullies us. Gone are the days.”