The PSL season ended yesterday, and the mighty Orlando Pirates are through to the CAF Champions League, while Sundowns sadly bowed out of this year’s edition.
to what would have been their first CAF Champions League final since 2016, but he is well on his way to catapulting his name into African football folklore.
But the visitors were handed a lifeline with eight minutes remaining when Sundowns centre back Mothobi Mvala headed the ball into his own goal after another poorly defended set-piece play.But Mokwena’s feat won’t be forgotten soon.
Domestically, while the two available local cups eluded Sundowns, Mokwena won the DStv Premiership title with seven matches remaining. His detractors taunted him at every opportunity, claiming that Sundowns’ fortunes had a lot to do with the club’s deep pockets rather than his being in charge, and that any coach could join the Chloorkop side and win trophies.
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