Mamelodi Sundowns’ newly redesigned club badge. Image: @MillionMnisi / X.
Sundowns missing 10 players
DStv Premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns are already flying high so early on – and it’s all happening without 10 players.
Mamelodi Sundowns’ newly redesigned club badge. Image: @MillionMnisi / X.
While Mamelodi Sundowns have grabbed four wins in as many league games, Kabo Yellow are without 10 players.
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MAMELODI SUNDOWNS WITHOUT 10 PLAYERS
In the lead-up to last Saturday’s 2-0 win over Chippa United in the Eastern Cape, the 2016 African champions confirmed that 10 players were unavailable.
Full list:
- Lebusa: Calf Injury
- De Reuck: Knee injury
- Ngobeni: Ankle Injury
- Morena: Hamstring Injury
- Mudau: Hamstring Injury
- Nyanga: Shoulder Injury
- Maseko: Knee Injury
- Mkhulise: Ankle Injury
- Nasir: Ankle Injury
- Shalulile: Hamstring Injury
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RHULANI MOKWENA PRAISED THREE PLAYERS
Speaking after the game, coach Rhulani Mokwena made some shoutouts to Man of the Match Marcelo Allende and Aubrey Modiba.
“So proud that Marcelo [was named Man of the Match]. Well deserved and it’s long overdue,” he told SuperSport TV, as quoted by iDiski Times.
“Incredible team performance against a difficult side. This Chippa side is difficult, they fight. So congratulations to my players, congratulations to the supporters, congratulations to the football club.
On Modiba:
“He’s not a winger, but he’s also not a midfielder. He’s got a position that we have to… and he’ll get better at it because it’s so important.
“He helps us with the passes, he helps us with the creativity, he helps us with a little bit more dominance a little bit whereas some of the other players like Neo [Maema] for example help us with verticality and depth of the ball.
“But yeah, very good performance from the team [and] Modiba,” the Sundowns boss concluded.
Meanwhile, Sundowns are now looking ahead to the trip to Richards Bay FC on Wednesday at 17:00.
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SUNDOWNS’ FIVE NEW SIGNINGS
In the meantime, Sundowns have so far made five new signings.
As The South African website reported in the past month, Sundowns are now five quality players stronger. The new faces include two midfielders, a winger, and two attackers.
THE LIST SO FAR:
- Lesiba Nku, 27, defender/midfielder
- Junior Mendieta, 30, central attacking midfielder
- Lucas Ribeiro Costa, 23, attacking midfielder/forward
- Thapelo Maseko, 19, winger
- Bathusi Aubaas, 28, midfielder.
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