Club Friendlies Overview

The Brazilians boss has delivered a candid assessment of a rollercoaster 2025/26 campaign that saw the club reach the pinnacle of African football while stumbling on the domestic front. Despite the heartbreak of losing the Betway Premiership title to rivals Orlando Pirates, the Portuguese tactician remains defiant about the club's continental success.

The Tshwane giants' tactician saluted his side’s mentality and tactical maturity after engineering a stunning 3-1 comeback victory over the Bundesliga outfit. Trailing in the early exchanges, the newly crowned CAF champions refused to flinch, instead producing a ruthless second-half turnaround to outclass their European opponents and bring the curtain down on a memorable campaign in emphatic fashion.

Fresh from lifting the 2025/26 CAF Champions League title, Masandawana faced a German Bundesliga side in an exhibition match. The Brazilians showed why they are African champions, staging a massive come-from-behind victory over the European giants.

GOAL gives you the details to follow the African continent's new champions as they take to the field in their second star jerseys for the very first time against high profile European opponents at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Friday night.