Ronwen Williams admits conceding the penalty nearly turned Mamelodi Sundowns' game for the worst

Ronwen Williams feels hugely vindicated that Mamelodi Sundowns ended on the winning side against ASFAR in the Caf Champions League final last night.

The Bafana Bafana goalminder said the penalty he conceded against ASFAR at the sold out Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium was a soft one for his standards.

Inside the last 20 minutes of this tie Williams collided with Youssef El Fahli as he attempted to reclaim a loose ball and the VAR called for a penalty.

But the Sundowns goalminder saved the resultant spot-kick from Mohamed Hrimat as it would have turned the game around for the home side has it went in.

“I was so disappointed and still disappointed because it was a soft penalty to give from my side,” said Williams.

“You don’t want to put your team on the back foot at that time. I think it was the 75th minute and it was a soft penalty for me to concede.

“Me being me, I will be hard on myself for the longest time – even though I saved the penalty, it’s how I am.

“So disappointed because I knew if they scored that, 2-1 with 20 minutes to go, they would have got the energy to put us under pressure and we’d have felt it.”

This win saw Sundowns win their second Caf Champions League in a decade as the first one in 2016 was under former coach Pitso Mosimane while last night's win is under Miguel Cardoso.