Having already faced off once against new Sekhukhune United head coach Peter Hyballa, Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has issued a stern warning to Eric Tinker that Cape Town City will come up against a side that plays very good football.
Tinkler leads his charges against Babina Noko in this season’s MTN8 quarter-final fixture at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday, 10 August, with Babina Noko having the German-Dutch coach in the dugout when the two sides target a semi-final berth.
Hyballa, 48, was appointed as the new Sekhukhune coach on 30 June after the club went their separate ways with Lehlohonolo Seema, and speaking during the MTN8 launch, Mngqithi warned the Citizens that they would have a tough task at hand against Hyballa.
“Maybe just to warn Eric on the other side, we’ve played against Sekhukhune and we played against the same coach in Netherlands last year,” Mngqithi said at the launch on Wednesday.
“Against NEC Breda, but his teams play very good football. And I’m impressed that he’s also joining us here because I think it will add a bit of spice in our league we really want competitive and very tactical games which I think he will also add to his game.”
Hyballa has been tasked with maintaining the club’s spot in the top four and be competitive in the CAF Confederation Cup as they await the winner between ELGECO Plus and CD Luanda after being exempted from the first round.
