Mamelodi Sundowns have set up a cup final with Betway Premiership newcomers Magesi FC.
CARLING KNOCKOUT FINAL: MAGESI FC VS MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
As confirmed last weekend, Magesi defeated Richards Bay 1-0 in the semifinals, while Sundowns won 2-0 against Marumo Gallants.
The PSL and Carling have since confirmed that the final will be on 23 November at the Free State Stadium. The game will be three days after Bafana Bafana’s match against South Sudan in Cape Town.
MANQONBA MNGQITHI NOT IMPRESSED
“I don’t think the area where the final is put is fair to anyone,” the Sundowns tactician said via the Sowetan.
“Not immediately after the Fifa break but sometimes you must just accept whatever comes because I think where we are playing Sekhukhune United [November 30], we could have played the final there and it would have been better,” the Kabo Yellow coach added.
“Maybe we could have a league match on that weekend, but not immediately after the Fifa break where we got so many players in the national team.
“But what can you do? You have to do with what you have to and you must accept that burdens and blessings always go together.
“So, sometimes you will blame the league for putting the final there but what if they put it without the knowledge that we will be in the final? I don’t think there is much we can do about it,” the Sundowns mentor concluded.
