Having recently returned to the Brazilians Starting XI after having suffered a long-term groin injury, sustained during the offseason – which kept him out of action through the start of the 2019/20 campaign. The 33-year-old has made over 100 appearances for Sundowns since joining from Brazilian outfit Atlético Monte Azul in July 2016. Having completed...Read More
The President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, the Board of Directors, Technical Team, Players, Management, Staff, Supporters of Mamelodi Sundowns FC & the entire Masandawana Family express their deepest condolences to the family, friends, fans and teammates of the late Golden Arrows player, Nkanyiso Mngwengwe. We pray that the Almighty God comforts and strengthens the family and...Read More
Mamelodi Sundowns’ centre-back Motjeka Madisha is steadily becoming one of the best defenders in the country and his recent spell of performances have reinforced that. Having come through the Sundowns academy, Madisha has produced some spectacular displays at the heart of the defence for the team, over the past five months. The tough-tackling player kicked...Read More
A Brazilian from birth, one could argue that Rivaldo Coetzee shares a name with one of the most iconic Brazilian footballers of our generation. Defender-cum-midfielder, Coetzee has returned to full training to give coach Pitso Mosimane another option in his side. The 23-year-old Northern Cape-born player who has fought tirelessly to return to training after...Read More
NewsThe Brazilians have a strong history with the Catalan Giants having played a friendly against the star studded Barca in 2007 with the likes of Ronaldinho and Puyol taking the pitch. The initial encounter, 11 years ago was played at Loftus Versfeld, with Barcelona traveling with the likes of Samuel Eto’o, Deco, Xavi Hernandez, Carles...Read More
With nine games remaining, The Brazilians’ most prolific attacker in front of goal is currently Themba Zwane, who has scored twelve goals in all competitions. Vila trailing behind with ten goals and eleven assists this campaign, has since defended that the “brotherhood” at Chloorkop is not one that requires any individual to take the glory....Read More
With close to 200 appearances for the Brazilians and 85+ clean sheets, Denis Onyango has built a reputation which took him to the summit of the continent. The Sundowns number-one was crowned as CAF’s African-based Player of the Year for 2016, after pushing his side to the Champions’ League title that year, and later named...Read More
It had been a long title drought for Mamelodi Sundowns when they signed a little known Dutch defender who’d spent 13 years of his topflight career at a single club. When Alje Schut joined Masandawana, the championship had been eluding us for five straight seasons and hurting our street cred… The 31-year-old was signed from...Read More
The South African Football Association has given an update on the possibility of football returning, following a meeting with the Joint Liaison Committee on Tuesday. The Premier Soccer League (PSL) remains eager to have matches resume in order to decide who will be crowned 19/20 Champions, but the suspension as a result of the coronavirus crisis has made for uncertain...Read More
Skilful and enigmatic forward Sphelele Mkhulise is under the spotlight this week as we get to know the 23-year-old Downs youth product from Pietermaritzburg. Mosimane an avid fan of the young “Pitso” has turned many raw talents into refined performers, as the Brazilians coach — all of them Premier Soccer League player of the season...Read More
