Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena has compared Gavin Hunt to a honey badger ahead of the Tshwane Derby on Monday.
The SuperSport United boss inflicted defeat on Sundowns in the first round of the season with a 2-1 win at Lucas Moripe Stadium – which marked their one of only two losses in the 2022/23 campaign thus far.
And it was achieved without several of his key players who are ineligible due to being on loan from Masandawana.
Grant Margeman, Ricardo Goss, Thabang Sibanyoni will again not be available for Matsatsantsa a Pitori but Mokwena says Hunt always has solutions.
“There was a time, I think a couple of years ago, where Gavin Hunt made reference to a honey badger. He compared Steve Komphela to a honey badger,” Mokwena said.
“I would compare Gavin Hunt to a honey badger himself. Honey badgers are one of the smartest animals that you have.
“What makes it smart is that it comes with solutions. Gavin Hunt will come up with solutions, make no doubt.
“He will complain, saying he doesn’t have Grant Margeman, who is one of his best players, but he will come with a solution because that’s what honey badgers do.
“There was a honey badger that was kept captive in Pretoria, and it found a way out of its captivity by using stones and rocks and sticks to be able to escape.
“For sure, Gavin Hunt will find some form of solutions for us, and even though the players know, but the reality is Gavin Hunt is so experienced, he is a winner.
“He will definitely come up with solutions and a means to try to be able to make sure the team is strong enough to fight against us.”
