Manqoba Mngqithi has challenged Mamelodi Sundowns to secure all three points from their CAF Champions League group stage clash with AS FAR.
The Brazilians started their group stage campaign with a disappointing goalless draw away to AS Maniema Union.
The Moroccan side, meanwhile, recorded a 2-0 win over Botola Pro League rivals Raja Casablanca in their first Group B clash.
Looking ahead to the weekend’s game, Mngqithi admitted that his team face a tough test against their next opponents, but insists they have a plan for maximum points.
The Brazilian boss said in the Citizen: “We’re playing against a very good team in Morocco. AS FAR has really done well over the past three seasons when you look at it very closely. It will be interesting to see how they’ll want to play us because we have a nice approach for matches like this and I think that’s where we’re stronger.
“It’s always going to be difficult when you’re playing against teams that will resist and allow the game to flow by sitting in but North Africans don’t normally have that mentality. They want to come at you, they believe they’ve got a chance to beat you at their home ground because they possess different energies away and home.
“At home they are ultra-motivated to come at you and get goals but away from their supporters, they’re usually very timid and they’ll want to sit back and try to look for counter-attacks so it’s very important to understand the dynamics of how we should approach this game.
“The good thing is that I’ve been following them to try and see what they possess compared to us and I think it will be an interesting match.”