Mamelodi Sundowns rising star Cassius Mailula scored the decisive goal in their narrow 1-0 win over Orlando Pirates over the weekend, his seventh goal in the league this season.
Mailula underlined which areas of his game still needs improvement and expressed his ambitions at the club. “After us scoring they came to us and we were actually under pressure because we were making so many fouls in our half but I think credit goes to the technical team for going into the second half with a better mentality,” Mailula said.
A fierce contest in Orlando comes to a close and the points are coming home with The Brazilians!!!
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The 21-year old feels there’s certain aspects of his game that still needs improvement and also expressed his dream of winning the CAF Champions League. “I have to improve on certain aspects of my game but so far so good because I’m scoring goals and I’m placed in the right positions.
For me, I think I have to improve on helping the team to keep the ball and I think my game will go to another level,” he said.
“I want to play in the CAF Champions League, I want to win it so for me I think it gives me confidence that it’s actually possible, especially playing under such a high intensity game,” he added.
Mailula believes that the win over Pirates was hard fought because they had to play for long periods without the ball. He praised the team for their focus and the right mentality, and urged himself to stay humble and listen to the coaches.
