Aubrey Modiba has denied suggestions that Mamelodi Sundowns have turned the DStv Premiership into a farmers league ahead of facing Kaizer Chiefs on Sunday.
Sundowns secured the league title for the fifth time in a row after an impressive season which saw them claiming it with four games to go. Masandawana’s utility-man reflected on the industrious journey that lead to their latest success when asked if it’s become a farmers league where they walk to success now.
“First of all, what I’ve realised is that winning the league is not easy. We had to fight and make sure that we do well or that we outrun our opponents or outsmart them and that has been working very well for us,” he said in response ahead of the Chiefs game
“Every team that we play against we make sure that we do the basics right and we do what is required and [use] our strength so that we can be able to win the game. I don’t think it’s a one-team league, our work has been very good, we’ve been doing well and it hasn’t been easy, every game was tough.”
The Limpopo-born talent has so far made 19 league appearances and most recently secured back-to-back man of the match accolades. The 26-year-old acknowledged Masandawana’s contribution to his growth and success in his new home.
“Ever since I got to Sundowns a lot of things have changed in terms of how we normally prepare for our games, how the players are managed, because in some teams when players are not being played and others are doing well they would not really check with how the player is coping with that. In terms of watching videos of yourself, how you can improve and how you can add value to the team.”
“Here they focus on small details, things that can change the game quickly and I think I managed to improve in terms of how to position my body irrespective of the position which I am playing and I think that has been something that has been different ever since I got here.
“Everyone is family here, we are very united and we help one another. On and off the field we fight for one another and even when things aren’t going well in that specific game we remain there for one another.”
Modiba only experienced playing in front of the Yellow Nation this season since putting pen to paper with Sundowns in 2020. ‘Postman’ described it as the ‘best ever feeling’.
“For me, it’s been good because ever since I signed to Sundowns I never got to experience that until now when the supporters came back to the stadiums and there has been a great atmosphere at the stadium.
“I think they’ve been coming out in numbers, especially in the Champions League games and some of our league games they’ve been pushing us and we could feel the goosebumps when we were playing against Cape Town City in the last few minutes in the way they were singing and cheering us on.
“Hopefully, they can still come in numbers and support us during these last few games. For me personally, it has been great because I’ve never got to experience that ever since I got to Sundowns.”
Masandawna will lock horns with Amakhosi on Sunday, 8 May in the DStv Premiership at the FNB Stadium (17h30).
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