Mamelodi Sundowns Team picture during the 2023 CAF Champion League match against Al Hilal at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 11 January 2023 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Ziyakhala! Sundowns to win the league on 1 April?

Mamelodi Sundowns are close to winning another DStv Premiership title. It is a matter of when. Will it be on April’s Fools?

by Siseko Gwegwe

22-02-2023 09:28

in Premier Soccer League

Mamelodi Sundowns Team picture during the 2023 CAF Champion League match against Al Hilal at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 11 January 2023 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Richards Bay and SuperSport United dropped points last weekend, and that has left Mamelodi Sundowns with giant smiles.

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RICHARDS BAY AND SUPERSPORT UNITED LOSE POINTS

As the two horses that were closest to Sundowns, SuperSport drew 1-1 with Royal AM, while Richards Bay lost 2-0 to Sekhukhune United on Saturday.

The results left Kabo Yellow with a remarkable 22 point lead. So when can Rhulani Mokwena’s side clinch the title for a record sixth consecutive time?

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WHAT MAMELODI SUNDOWNS NEED

Working it out in simple mathematics, the 2016 African champions need nine more points from their remaining nine games. Three wins in the next three games will propel Sundowns to 64 points.

The second-placed SuperSport could win their remaining 10 matches, but United’s highest points tally would be 63.

Sundowns’ next three fixtures: