Van Graan thumbs-up to homeboys Sundowns

27 October 2016 - 10:06
By KHANYISO TSHWAKU

When Springbok assistant coach Johann van Graan finds the time to congratulate Mamelodi Sundowns on their CAF African Champions League success, it is clear how deep the Brazilians' achievement resonates with South Africa's sporting fraternity. Being born, bred and buttered in Pretoria, Van Graan said Sundowns' victory was close to his heart, especially with coach Pitso Mosimane's charges using Loftus Versfeld as a base for their big league games.

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