Tshabalala: Conquering the continent remains our top objective

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies head coach Jerry Tshabalala is full of confidence that his team will have yet another exciting Hollywoodbets Super League campaign (HWBSL) in 2023.

His troops will compete in South Africa’s top women’s football division looking to retain the title for the fourth consecutive year while trying to win and reclaim the COSAFA and CAF Women’s Champions League titles after failing to defend the last two last year.

Tshabalala believes that his troops are fully motivated to excel across the three competitions in 2023.

The Brazilians famously clinched the league spectacularly last season with 27 wins out of 30 games, scoring 126 goals and conceding just 13 times.

The team also reached the finals of the COSAFA championship and the CAF Women’s Champions League.

Tshabalala told the club’s website that the players showed a great attitude during the first week back in training.

“Most of the players came back to camp in top shape as they adhered to the training programme they received during the break. Their sharpness and fitness in the first week of training excite me ahead of the new campaign,” he said.

He said this shows their professionalism and willingness to align with the team’s ethos of commencing every new season with renewed hunger and optimism.

He said they have learned a lot of lessons across the three competitions last season and the aspects of their game they need to improve.

“Complacency is something we are working hard to eliminate because we need to approach each game with renewed zeal to do better than the last game,” he said.

Although they dominated the HWBSL, they suffered unexpected defeats to UWC and TUT.

“Kudos to them, but those were avoidable defeats and we need to treat each game like a cup final and not save our best performances against certain teams,” he said.

Restoring Banyana Ba Style to the pinnacle of African women’s football is top on Kappa’s agenda for the season.

“We also gained valuable experiences at the two editions of the CAF Women’s Champions League. Last year, we saw how physical teams are becoming and we are working hard on our fitness levels and physical conditions,” he said.

He added that is why he is very excited about the sharpness and fitness of the team during their first training sessions.

“We are truly motivated ahead of the new season and conquering the continent remains our top objective,” he said.

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