Record-breaking season for Mamelodi Sundowns

Masandawana notched a new high water mark recently when they clinched their sixth consecutive PSL title – and 13th overall.

Mamelodi Sundowns have set the bar very high and kept their hopes of winning a treble very much alive after winning this domestic cup.

Sundowns will now turn their focus on winning the CAF champions league – a continental cup – which will be their second, and will cement their place as the greatest team in South African football history.

The Brazilians will now try to complete a historic trifecta by adding the CAF champions league and Nedbank Cup to their haul having already sealed the PSL trophy.

In the history of South African football, no club has ever won a treble that includes a continental title plus league championship but at the rate that the Tshwane giants are going, they have maximum opportunity to rewrite football history.

The Tshwane giants won the league with seven games remaining this season, having amassed an insurmountable 59 points from 23 games which cemented their record as the earliest title success in the PSL era.

Mamelodi Sundowns have played back-to-back stalemates against feisty Cape Town City and PSL draw kings, struggling Moroka Swallows in their last two outings which hindered their chances of grabbing six points instead of two.

Perhaps they have already lifted their foot off the gas pedal.

Currently Masandawana have won 19 games against four stalemates and two defeats with five games to go.

Since the acquisition of Bafana Bafana shot-stopper Ronwen Williams this season, the Brazilians have only allowed nine goals against all season, while the strike force tallied 36 for.

If the Tshwane giants can win their five remaining matches, they could close the campaign with a top notch 76 points.

The Brazilians can now look forward to another five guard-of-honour receptions when they enter the field of play to the close of the campaign.

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rhulani Mokwena shared his feelings about winning the league title.

“A league title is the hardest to win in any country.

“In the league, we have to play against 15 opponents both home and away, and the competition lasts for eight to nine months.

“When people start to think it looks easy, that’s actually when it is the toughest.”

Mokwena emphasised that his group of players wasn’t getting enough appreciation and he knows how demanding the league is.

He said what the players have done this season is impressive and they deserve to be congratulated.

“Mentally, it is incredibly tough to maintain the kind of consistency that this bunch has demonstrated in the number of games that they have played. It is difficult to win continually and generate outcomes without tiring.

“With humans, there is often an element of complacency that sneaks in, and it is difficult not to let that to overwhelm you,” said Mokwena.

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