Mamelodi Sundowns Chase Another Piece of History, Need a Single Point to Wrap Up Premier Soccer League Title

Mamelodi Sundowns Chase Another Piece of History, Need a Single Point to Wrap Up Premier Soccer League Title

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:01 PM
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  • Mamelodi Sundowns face Cape Town City on Wednesday, needing just a single point to secure the league title
  • Winning the league title this season will give Mamelodi Sundowns their fifth consecutive Premier Soccer League title
  • Mamelodi Sundowns are the most successful club in South African football and continue to set new records

Mamelodi Sundowns are on the verge of cementing their place in South African football history.

Masandawana are in need of just one point to secure their fifth consecutive Premier League Soccer title.

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Mamelodi Sundowns are just one point away from securing their fifth consecutive Premier Soccer League title and their twelfth overall.
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Sundowns currently hold the record for consecutive league titles won at four. The Brazilians have been dominant this season and are on the cusp of securing the title after Royal AM dropped points this weekend.

Only Cape Town City can mathematically catch Mamelodi Sundowns, but the two sides face off on Wednesday. The two sides will meet in Cape Town at 7:30 pm.

A draw will see Masandawana take home the prize money of R15 million rand and secure a place in next season’s CAF Champions League, eNCA reported.

Mamelodi Sundowns still have four other games to wrap up the title if they fail to get the job done against Cape Town City. Wrapping the league will also hand Masandawana their 12th league total overall. Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs only have eight league titles between them.

While securing their fifth consecutive Premier Soccer League title is a major achievement, Masandawana will be most disappointed that they can’t be crowned CAF Champions League winners this season.

Mamelodi Sundowns were beaten by Angola’s Petro de Luanda this weekend, Soccer Laduma reported. It was the third consecutive season that the club were eliminated at the quarter-final stage.

South Africa on the continent: Orlando Pirates makes history as Mamelodi Sundowns crashes out

It was a mixed weekend for South Africa's remaining teams in the two African club competitions. Mamelodi Sundowns was surprisingly knocked out of the CAF Champions League quarterfinals by Petro de Luanda.

Orlando Pirates, on the other hand, advanced to the semifinals of the Confederations Cup after seeing off Simba SC. According to sports statistics experts OptaJabu, this was the sixth time that the Buccaneers had reached the semifinals of an African competition, a record extension by a South African team.

Sundowns on the other hand will be extra disappointed. Since winning their maiden Champions League title in 2016, they've only been to the semifinals once since then, Sports Brief earlier reported.

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Byron Pillay
Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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