JOHANNESBURG — Teko Modise believes Mamelodi Sundowns have a “good chance” of winning the two remaining trophies — the League and the Nedbank Cup.
The Brazilians top the Premiership log standings with 42 points after 22 League matches followed closely by the defending champions Orlando Pirates in second place on 40 points.
On the other hand, Sundowns are in the quarter-finals of the Nedbank Cup and will play Maritzburg United in a couple of weeks, after the draw was made on Monday. Modise is confident this is a good opportunity for Sundowns to end their four-season silverware drought.
“I think we have a good chance (of winning the double). I mean we haven’t lost a game this year and we are conceding less,” Modise said.
“We know we have been drawing games, but we are not panicking at all,” “Donadoni” said.
Meanwhile, Maritzburg’s Kurt Lentjies told KickOff.com the KZN team would give Sundowns a run for their money when the two teams meet, at a date and venue still to be confirmed.
“It is a cup competition and anything can happen on the day and the team that’s willing to go the extra mile will come out victorious at the end of the day.
“Look at Golden Arrows; they beat us 4-1 in the League a couple of weeks ago and we beat them in the Nedbank Cup over the weekend so a cup competition is something totally different,” Lentjies concluded.
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The draw AmaZulu v Santos Kaizer Chiefs v Free State Stars SuperSport United v Jomo Cosmos Mamelodi Sundowns v Maritzburg United — KickOff.com
