Clubs Gunning for Mamelodi Sundowns as DSTV Premiership Prepares to Kick Off

Clubs Gunning for Mamelodi Sundowns as DSTV Premiership Prepares to Kick Off

  • The Mamelodi Sundowns are on every club in South Africa's radar and they hope to beat them this season
  • Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Maritzburg United are all keen to win the DSTV Premiership and stop the Sundowns from winning another
  • AmaZulu coach Benni McCarthy hopes to bounce back by beating the soccer giants in their opener of the premiership

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The Mamelodi Sundowns have a target drawn on their backs as the DSTV Premiership prepares to kick off.

The Sundowns have been won the league 11 times since it started in the mid-1990s.

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Mamelodi Sundowns have made history and as a result, every team in the country wants to beat them. Photo credit: @sundownsfc
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Recently, they made history by winning the premiership four times and has made the club the envy of the PSL.

As a result, the Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Maritzburg United are all aiming to beat the Brazilians.

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SABC News reported that the coaches of all three teams have on thing on their mind, winning the DSTV Premiership which means beating the Mamelodi Sundowns.

AmaZulu coach Benni McCarthy hopes to bounce back by beating the soccer giants in their opener of the premiership according to Kickoff.

He feels very confident in taking on the soccer giants and believes his team has what it needs to beat the Sundowns.

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He announced Celtic's sale and revealed that the team will be renamed Royal AM just days before the new DStv Premiership season begins.

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