Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena has revealed one of his star players, Peter Shalulile, played the MTN8 final with an injury. Despite this, Mokwena praised the team’s performance in the match, which ended in a 3-1 penalty shoot-out victory for Orlando Pirates.
Speaking to SuperSport TV after the match, Mokwena said: “We should have won it, so many chances, zero chances for Pirates over 120 minutes, so let’s congratulate the winners Orlando Pirates, congratulations and congratulations to my players, they gave it their all.”
He continued: “We were in a very difficult moment, Peter (Shalulile) played with an injury but it’s not an excuse, we keep going, we’re Mamelodi Sundowns, we’re strong.”
Mokwena also noted the heavy fixture load that his players have been facing: “We ran out of legs a little bit, it’s difficult for us at the moment, we play a lot of games so, there’s a price on every ticket but let’s leave it to congratulate the players and let’s leave it to congratulate Orlando Pirates.” He concluded: “When we win it’s fantastic and when we also lose we need to be humble in defeat. So we’re Mamelodi Sundowns, we’ll bounce back.”
