KAITANO TEMBO is on the verge of guiding Supersport United into the CAF Confederation Cup group stage and possibly earn himself a substantive post as Matsatsantsa coach.

The Zimbabwean coach is currently the interim coach and last Friday oversaw a come from behind 2-1 victory over Petro de Luanda in a CAF Confederation Cup game at the Lucas Moripe stadium.

The victory means SuperSport, last year’s losing finalists, are just a step away from the group stages

Tembo gave young players such as Jamie Webber, Darren Smith, Luke Le Roux and Tebogo Mokoena an opportunity against the Angolan outfit and he has pledged to give them more chances to shine in the African club competition.

Matsatsantsa came from behind to beat Petro 2-1 at Lucas Moripe Stadium, thanks to a brace from former University of Pretoria forward Thabo Mnyamane.

"Luke and Jamie Webber are very good players. I think it also helps create competition. We got Sipho Mbule who played in Angola, but sat on the bench,” Tembo told Kick Off

"These youngsters need competition amongst themselves and that drives them. They need to be pushed a little bit. It gives them confidence playing in Africa. This will build them,” he added.

Matsatsantsa lost in last year’s final to DRC giants TP Mazembe, but Tembo believes they can go one step further this year by winning it this year.

“If you lose in the final, you want to immediately get another chance to go back there again, unlike having to wait for two or three seasons.

“We lost the final about four months ago and we back in it [the competition] again. That's all we needed because there’s motivation for the guys and the memories are still fresh,” the former Zimbabwean international said.