The type of football Mokwena wants to witness in the MTN8 final

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena has revealed the type of football he wants to witness in the much-anticipated MTN8 final against Orlando Pirates at the weekend.

The two PSL giants will lock horns for the second time this season on Saturday at the sold-out iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban at 6pm.

Two weeks back, Masandawana claimed the three points in the DStv Premiership winning with a narrow 1-0 victory at Orlando Stadium.

RULANI MOKWENA WANTS THE MTN8 FINAL TO BE A CLEAN GAME

According to the mentor, he wants the final showdown to be a clean game where the match officials are not harassed. The Soweto-born mentor also desires to see some entertaining football with less dangerous tackles.

In the previous meetings between the two teams there always have been serious injury setbacks.

“Hopefully, it’s a very good game of football you know without the harassment of referees, without physicality with tackles that are over the top,” said Mokwena.

“Almost every game we lose a player against Pirates with a very severe injury. Haashim Domingo in the Carling Black Label, [Abubeker] Nassir is still not here because of the situation with Siyabonga Mpontshane.

“In the last game, [Nkosinathi] Sibisi took Marcelo [Allende] out on the halfway line with his studs up with a two-footed tackle and Marcelo hasn’t really recovered from that.

“So I’m hoping for a game that doesn’t have too much of those and we have more football you know.”

RULANI MOKWENA ANTICIPATING A DIFFICULT MATCH AGAINST THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS

Mokwena further anticipates a difficult match against the MTN8 defending champions. To add, Pirates will be playing their third cup final since Jose Riveiro joined the Soweto giants.

“Of course, it’s a difficult opponent with some very good players on the pitch. It’s an opponent that’s playing its third cup final as a group. We know, we understand the magnitude of the assignment and we have to go for it as well,” added the Mamelodi Sundowns.

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