Mamelodi Sundowns new star Sipho Mbule hard at work in pre-season

Mamelodi Sundowns’ new signing Sipho Mbule is training ahead of schedule to get himself into the best possible shape for the upcoming season.

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While the rest of the Masandawana squad are enjoying their holidays, Mbule is hard at work on the training ground since being signed from SuperSport United.

Sipho Mbule training while team-mates enjoy a break

This was confirmed by the Brazilians chairperson Thlopie Motsepe, who praised the 24-year-old for his work ethic.

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“I can say right now Sipho Mbule is here right now [at Chloorkop] training while the rest of the team have taken a well-deserved break, so I think his mentality is already saying he wants to make a good impression on his teammates and coaches, his mind is already in that direction,” Motsepe said as quoted by iDiski Times.

“But it’s not the chairman’s job to get a player to think in a certain way or to take the club seriously, it starts from within, it starts with the player.

“We also have an incredible group of senior players like Denis Onyango, Kennedy Mweene, you know – who’ve seen players come in and held onto this culture.”

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The 2022/23 season is expected to kick off on Saturday, 5 August with the MTN8, with the DStv Premiership season getting under way a week later.

Champions Mamelodi Sundowns will coincidently play SuperSport United in the MTN8 quarter-finals.

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