'I think we have forgotten we are champions'

Pitso Mosimane knows where the CAF Champions League title will go this year if Mamelodi Sundowns continue to play like they did in their goalless draw against Saint George on Saturday ... not back to Chloorkop.

"This performance will not win you the Champions League. I think that we have forgotten that we are the defending champions," Mosimane said.

Jingles has to remind his team they are Kings of Africa if they are to become only the third team, after Al-Ahly and TP Mazembe, to retain the trophy.

So far even the people who have watched Sundowns in the Champions League would be forgiven for assuming that this is not the best team on the continent. The difference this year is that Sundowns start the campaign with all eyes on them.

They have struggled to get over that attention, looking a shadow of the all-conquering team of last year.

That team played with a lot of freedom. They were not expected to win a tournament they only got back into because the club who qualified ahead of them, AS Vita, were disqualified.

Mosimane told his players in that campaign to enjoy themselves. They did and they ended up conquering the continent.

"It's easy to say that teams know you now," Mosimane said.

"Maybe teams know us, but there was no football [against Saint George]. "This was a Sunday League game. A nice Sunday game for over 30s. Let's be honest. If it was tough for us to penetrate then I would say maybe that [teams knowing us] is the reason. I don't think that it was difficult. With a month's training session, I could have put my boots back on and played. I could have done something."

Downs next go to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday next week. On Friday, Supersport United played to a 2-2 draw with Horoya AC in their CAF Confederation Cup clash at Lucas Moripe Stadium .