Mamelodi Sundowns Star Lebohang Maboe Recovering From Knee Injury, Provides Update on Situation

• Lebohang Maboe sustained a severe knee injury in August 2021 and was ruled out of action for up to 9 months
• The Mamelodi Sundowns' midfielder is expected to miss the rest of the season as he recovers from the knee injury
• Lebohang Maboe recently spoke about the daily challenges he faces as he continues on his road to recovery

Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Lebohang Maboe has provided an update on his struggles during his road to recovery from a knee injury.

Maboe was sidelined for six to nine months with the injury which he suffered in August 2021 but looks forward to once again being part of the title-winning Sundowns team.

The Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder opened up recently on the challenges he faced while recovering from the injury, Goal.Com reported.

In a statement released on the Mamelodi Sundowns website, Maboe said that it wasn't easy having to deal with a long term injury.

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“It’s really not easy having to deal with a long term injury, [going] from being active your whole life, preparing for camps and for games to just sitting at home and watching the team play. You always wanna be involved in the sessions and in the games.

“Keeping myself motivated the whole time hasn’t been easy. One of the things I have learned is to take it one day at a time, you don’t really know what that means until you have to be out for [6 months]. [After the operation] you can’t do some of the things you do on a daily basis, for example getting in and out of bed – you can’t do that on your own so I had to rely on my family to help me."

Maboe suffered a lateral meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in August and will miss out the rest of the season.

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Mamelodi Sundowns' Peter Shalulile named most valuable player in the Premier Soccer League

In other Mamelodi Sundowns related news, Sports Brief reported that Peter Shalulie ended the year on another high after being named the most valuable player in the Premier Soccer League. The Namibian striker was instrumental in the Brazilians success this season and helped to guide them to another league title.

Shalulile had a stellar season with Sundowns, winning the 2020/21 PSL Footballer of the Year and Players' Player of the Season awards, KickOff reported. Shalulile scored 13 goals in the DSTV Premiership in just 18 games. He scored 23 goals in all competitions.

According to Transfer Market Shalulile is valued at R28.99 million. His teammate at Mamelodi Sundowns, Themba Zwane, finished as the second most valuable player in the PSL. Zwane is valued at R27.06 million.