The first time since the Covid-19 pandemic breakout in South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns won the Premier Soccer League title and a historic domestic triple in front of the Yellow Nation.
Masandawana last won the league championship in front of spectators two years ago at Goble Park in Bethlehem to end the 2018–19 campaign. Following the news that fans will be let back into the stadiums starting in April 2022, Bafana Ba Style appreciated the large turnout of their followers at both home and away games. Denis Onyango, the captain of Downs, recognized that the team’s fans were crucial to their historic victory.
“First of all I would like to thank the fans for being behind us this past season because we really missed them in the stadiums. When the stadiums finally opened they came in numbers, especially in the MTN8 they were with us and pushed us until the last whistle and that’s how we managed to win the MTN8. And of course in the league as well, the Nedbank Cup and the CAF Champions League they’ve been fantastic.”
“All we need to do is to keep encouraging them to come to the stadium and to push the boys because their support is really, really important to the team and we believe that we can go and win more trophies in the coming season.”
The former Uganda national team goalkeeper and current Masandawana captain, also brought into the open the team’s continued desire to conquer Africa after their quarter-final exit in this season’s quest for glory. With the team having returned to training yesterday, Onyango looked ahead
“We are looking forward to the next season, it’s going to be interesting because teams have also beefed up their squads and we all need to give our best and try to win the Champions League because it’s overdue now. We believe that we have the ability and the quality to do that.”