Stellenbosch FC coach Gavin Hunt has confirmed that several Mamelodi Sundowns players are set to bolster his squad ahead of the CAF Confederation Cup return leg against CR Belouizdad. When Stellenbosch FC host CR Belouizdad on Sunday with their CAF campaign delicately poised, the pressure will appear evenly shared. In truth, it rests far heavier on the shoulders ofStellenbosch coach Gavin Huntthan on the badge stitched across the players’ chests.
On paper, Stellies are still alive. Second on the group standings with four points after three matches, they remain in control of their destiny. Yet the margins are unforgiving.
Just one point separates them from bottom-placed Otoho d’Oyo of the Republic of Congo, a reminder that continental football rarely rewards comfort or reputation. One poor result can undo months of careful planning. For Stellenbosch as a club, simply being here still represents progress.
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This is a side that has quietly grown into continental regulars, returning to Africa in back-to-back seasons and shedding the novelty tag that once followed them. Their presence no longer surprises; expectations now accompany them. But even then, the club’s broader CAF journey is still in its early chapters. Hunt’s story, however, is long written and still missing its African flourish.
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