Sundowns to turn up heat for Chilli Boys
If Mamelodi Sundowns’ hyped up talk about clinching La Decima (the tenth) Premiership title this season is anything to go by, they’ll need all the points they can bag in the opening stages of the term.
Tonight (7.30pm) at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, they’ll be hoping to continue turning those sentiments into reality when they clash with Chippa United in the second round of Premiership fixtures.
Full points against the Chilli Boys will add to the Brazilians’ perfect start after they defeated city rivals SuperSport United.
The Sundowns team and their supporters, Kabo Yellow Nation, will welcome such a position, having had a full pre-season due to the almost simultaneous commencement of the Premiership and Caf Champions League matches.
Before this Sundowns were used to playing two continental campaigns in one domestic season, forcing them to play catch-up games in the Absa Premiership.
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