Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi has pointed out the strengths of Sekhukhune United, calling their DStv Premiership a potential “banana skin”.
Babina Noko started the season with one win, one draw and one loss in their last game against newly-promoted Richards Bay.
The Limpopo-based side was one of the most active sides in the transfer window this season, adding 17 players including highly-rated striker Victor Letsaolo.
The Masandawana co-coach has warned his side that Sekhukhune might cause problems for them.
“I think they are strong on set pieces, their crossing game with [Tshepo] Mokhabi on the left, [Thamsanqa] Masiya on the right [he’s] very quick and [has] very good delivery and they also have [Roderick] Kabwe on the left who is also very good with the delivery of set pieces,” he told the club’s website.
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“The central midfielders of [Linda] Mntambo and [Glen] Motsepe are very solid in making life very difficult for everyone, and the back-four with [Edwin] Gyimah and [Daniel] Cardoso inside, and Nyiko Mobbie make it a very powerful team to deal with and we know very well that we are playing against a very good team that is very offensive as well.
“They have not started very well this season, they’ve played very well but unfortunately in their last match against Richards Bay they could have easily scored more than five goals, they got some really good chances in that match, so it’s people that we can not take for granted, people that are working really hard.
“They’ve employed the services of some of the best strikers in the country in [Victor] Letsoalo, [Tshegofatso] Mabaso and unfortunately [Tashreeq] Morris is suspended for this match.
“But they’ve been playing a very offensive game with a lot of crosses into the box and creating problems but unfortunately they have not really scored as many goals as they have created. It’s a little bit of a banana skin that needs us to tread very carefully because they are a very formidable side.”
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