Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso on their 3-0 victory over Stade Malien and winning the Caf Champions League It's too early to think about that

Miguel Cardoso has decided not to entertain possibilities of winning the Caf Champions League with Mamelodi Sundowns.

Having won the first leg quarterfinal match on Friday night, talk of a reaching the semi-finals and final usually surfaces.

But the Sundowns coach declines to give power to those thoughts.

“I think we are very far away from discussing winning whatever in this competition. The only thing we can discuss at the moment is how we are going to play Marumo Gallants on Tuesday,” said Cardoso.

“After that, we think about the Stade Malien match in Mali, and then we need to go to rest. From there, we think about the rest of the season. If our mindset gets out of the next match, maybe we will fall somewhere.

“We need to focus on the next one and then the next one. From my part, in this house, in my locker room with my players, my thoughts, the thoughts I want them to have is on the next match.

“What is important to understand is that 3-0 is just a result. Football history has a lot of comebacks from results like this one. If we don’t go to Mali with a serious approach and a very strong team, with the right mindset, we can have a lot of bad taste in the mouth.”