Stellenbosch FC will be high on confidence following their debut CAF Confederation Cup first-round triumph, and they are primed to get past DR Congo side AS Vita Club tonight at Cape Town Stadium (7pm kick-off).
The Carling Cup winners eased past Nsingizini Hotspurs in the first preliminary round 8-0 on aggregate, and a much tougher encounter awaits against an AS Vita side that won the Congolese League One just two seasons ago.
Steve Barkers team are also no strangers to the top of the table after having pushed Orlando Pirates all the way for the second-place finish that they narrowly missed out on in the final games of the Premiership campaign.
They finished third to qualify for the Confederation Cup, and in the end the amount of matches took its toll on the players.
The Cape Winelands side last season made serious inroads among the best South African football has to offer, but Barker also believes his side can heed several lessons from their shortcomings.
