Mamelodi Sundowns and Cape Town City have announced their starting line-up for this evening’s DStv Premiership encounter at Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
Downs already secured their sixth successive DStv Premiership title without being in action this past weekend after their Tshwane rivals SuperSport United played a 1-1 draw with Chippa United.
Mathematically, no team in DStv Premiership can catch the Brazilians even though they still have seven games to play – making them the earliest league champions in Premier Soccer League history.
Rulani Mokwena’s side became the first team in the history of Premier Soccer League to win the title with seven games to spare.
They are still unbeaten since Mokwena became the sole head coach in October – a run they continued on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Coton Sport which confirmed them as Group B winners in the CAF Champions League.
Overall, it’s now 23 games without a defeat in all competitions for Masandawana since they lost the MTN8 semi-final to Orlando Pirates, which sparked the changes in their technical team.
Cape Town City was the first club this season to taste a defeat from Sundowns on the opening day of the DStv Premiership when they lost 2-0 at a packed DHL Stadium.
Tinkler’s side themselves are still chasing a top-four finish but need points, currently sitting are seven points behind the trio of Orlando Pirates, SuperSport United and Kaizer Chiefs, who are all equal on 40 points.
They coming to this game without losing in their last four, picking up 10 from a possible 12 points.
IF Peter Shalulile scores tonight, he’d equal Marcus Rashford as the joint-top goalscorer in 2023 worldwide, while a brace would put him into the lead.
Here is how they line up:
Sundowns XI: Williams, Mudau, Modiba, Kekana, Mvala, Mokoena, Maema, Allende, Zwane, Shalilule, Mailula
Subs: Pieterse, Boutouil, Mashego, Morena, Mbule, Mkhulise, Mabena, Domingo, Nasir
CT City XI: Keet, Mkhize, Cupido, Fielies, Van Heerden, Mokeke, Zapata, Nodada, Mayo, Darwin, Mani
Subs: Mpandle, Ambina, Mokhouane, Drammeh, Gordinho, Rhodes, Ndu, Goedeman, Daniels.
