Cape Town - Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane says North African sides manipulate referees and use time-wasting tactics in the CAF Champions League. Sundowns defeated Wydad Casablanca 2-1 in Saturday's Group A CCL tie in Pretoria courtesy of a Themba Zwane brace. Nonetheless, Mosimane was unapologetic for this approach explaining that North African teams are notorious for doing similar things on home soil. "It happens to us every week in Nigeria, but I have never seen a referee go out the pitch. The Esperance officials come to me direct.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 21, 2019 11:15 UTC