Mamelodi Sundowns return to action this evening when they host Maritzburg United in the Nedbank Cup.
Rhulani Mokwena’s side will undoubtedly be looking to go all the way in this year’s Nedbank Cup.
The Brazilians booked their place in the last 16 via an emphatic 6-1 victory over La Masia in their Round of 32 encounter.
Maritzburg United themselves earned an impressive 3-0 victory over Paarl United in their Round of 32 clash.
Take a look at the latest injury updates from within the Mamelodi Sundowns camp below.
Mamelodi Sundowns injury update
Rhulani Mokwena is expected to be without a host of first team players for today’s Nedbank Cup clash.
Mothobi Mvala, Siyanda Nyanga, Thapelo Maseko, Khuliso Mudau and Lucas Ribeiro are all expected to miss out through injury.
The good news however is that Mosa Lebusa is set to return to action for Mamelodi Sundowns.
Action at the Lucas Moripe Stadium gets under way at 18:00. The match will be televised live on SuperSport PSL.
Unfortunately for many Mamelodi Sundowns and also Maritzburg United fans, SABC1 won’t be televising tonight’s Nedbank Cup match live.
We want to be the best – Mokwena
“I spent some time in Brazil in the off-season and during the break in early parts of January, what we’ve done is incredible, you go to Brazil [and] they speak, ‘Ow! You are the Mamelodi Sundowns coach’,” Rhulani Mokwena said as quoted by Goal.
“The first thing they talk about is the type of football we’re playing at almost every single club. You go to Fluminense, they ask ‘How do you also get the team to play like that?’
“You go to Flamengo, you go to Vasco, Botafogo and they also say ‘unbelievable’. They follow Mamelodi Sundowns, it’s incredible,”
“If the team has that type reach only based on performances on the pitch you can just imagine we scale into the Club World Cup space how much potential does this football club have.
“So it’s the ambition of the club and it’s one we have to work very, very hard to try to reach but for sure with the quality that Mamelodi Sundowns have, the support we get from the club it’s a possibility for sure,”
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