Manqoba Mngqithi has said Mamelodi Sundowns' MTN8 ambitions have over the years always been sidetracked by more pressing events, such as the Caf Champions League.
But he believes that the club can now finally lay its hands on the R8m trophy with fewer distractions this time around.
Ahead of the second leg in Atteridgeville on Tuesday, Mngqithi went to great lengths to illustrate how and why the MTN8 trophy has eluded Sundowns. “I would not say we normally start badly because when I look at the records, in many seasons we have notched around 11 or 13 points in the league ,” said Mngqithi.
Sundowns lost in the final in 2016 against Wits the year they won the Caf Champions League, and crashed out at either the semifinal or quarterfinal stages since then.
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