The Mamelodi Sundowns technical team may have only spent a week in Qatar, but they managed to watch 17 games in the five days they were at the FIFA World Cup.
Sundowns technical staff members Rulani Mokwena, Steve Komphela, Manqoba Mngqithi, Wendell Robinson and Flemming Berg spent the first week of the World Cup racing between venues to watch as many games as they could.
Mokwena gave some insight about the trip, during which they also met legends such as Peter Schmeichel and David Villa and some coaches of World Cup team, saying they were grateful for the opportunity.
“The trip was very good,” Mokwena told Sundowns’ media department.
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“First, I think when you speak about this trip, I think we’ve got to 100% thank the club, thank the president of the club, the chairman, the Motsepe family, for the privilege that they bestowed upon us to send us on the trip.
“And to give us an opportunity to not just witness history being made, but also learn from some of the best coaches, some of the best football players and some of the best technicians, different countries, different playing concepts and styles in the world, you know, and experience it firsthand.
“We got an opportunity to watch 17 games in five days, which was something that was a very difficult thing to do in attending four matches per day. But it’s something that myself and the rest of the technical team, coach Manqoba (Mngqithi), coach Steve (Komphela) and (technical director) Flemming (Berg) and (goalkeeper coach) Wendell (Robinson) were able to do, even though it was very, very difficult, but we were pleasantly surprised that we were able to get it done, you know.”
