Sundowns defender looking ahead to next season with ambition

Mamelodi Sundowns lef back Sifiso Ngobeni is looking ahead to the next season with a renewed sense of ambition and excitement.

Ngobeni is one of the players to be deployed at full back and shares the position with one of his childhood friends Terrence Mashego.

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The Sundowns star featured 11 times last season where the Brazilians won the league with 70 points.

The 26-year-old defender recognises the importance of learning from his teammates and coaches as the squad is filled with competition to make it into the matchday lineup.

“It’s a good competition for us at left back because there’s a lot of us but we are helping each other to grow because we know when one of us is playing you have to learn from them, and also when you get the chance to play you have to play your part and they will also learn from you.

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“I am competing with Terrence [Mashego], he’s my home boy and we started this journey together. I remember when we used to go to the gym in Silverton where we used to do extra training sessions together, it’s a good competition for us to help each other grow.” said Ngobeni.

The Sundowns defender expressed his optimism for the upcoming season.

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He is determined to elevate his game and help his team achieve even greater heights in the next campaign.

“In the coming season I will do more work because in a big team like Sundowns you need to work hard and you need to keep growing. I will continue listening to my coaches, putting in more hard work into my craft,” he said on Sundowns’ website.

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