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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Berdien racks up another Afcon achievement

Mamelodi Sundowns' strength and conditioning coach Riedoh Berdien's remarkable list of achievements has grown longer after he recently helped Gambia reach the Afcon finals for the first time.

His latest achievement was made all the more rewarding by Gambia's status as footballing minnows in Africa and the fact that they were in a tough qualifying group which also included the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola and Gabon.

In the end it was Gambia who finished top of the group, with Gabon qualifying for the Afcon in Cameroon next year as well by finishing second.

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"This qualification with Gambia is extremely special because no one gave us a chance during the qualifiers," Berdien told the City Press, as quoted on the News24 website.