Sundowns were thumped by the Buccaneers in the MTN8 semi-finals and failed to defend their trophy.
The semi-finals were played over the two legs and the first leg ended 0-0 at the Pirates’ home yard before the Soweto giants came back and won 3-0 in the return tie.
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DOWNS MAKE CHANGES IN THE TECHNICAL TEAM
This along with other poor performances of the team has led to the changes being made in the technical team of the club.
Here is the club statement:
“Mamelodi Sundowns announced today the restructuring of its Technical Team and the changes in the responsibilities and employment positions of its coaches: Manqoba Mngqithi, Rulani Mokwena and Steve Komphela,” Sundowns said in the statement.
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“These changes were necessitated by the poor performances and unconvincing victories that the club has experienced for quite some time. Mamelodi Sundowns has a clear objective of becoming one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and its recent average and lacklustre performances are contrary to this objective.
“Rulani Mokwena will take over the responsibility of Head Coach at Mamelodi Sundowns, Steve Komphela will be promoted to become First Team Coach and Manqoba Mngqithi will be the Senior Coach which is the position previously occupied by Steve Komphela. The Goalkeeper Coach, Wendell Robinson will stay in his current position.
“These changes are with immediate effect.”
Sundowns recently qualified for the group stages of the CAF Champions League and will soon learn the identity of their opponents.
The Brazilians will on Tuesday turn their focus to the DStv Premiership as they travel to Maritzburg United.
They will be seeking the maximum points and redemption after bowing out of the top eight competition and they currently occupy the first spot in the table