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Hlompho Kekana backs Sundowns’ R103M signing spree

Hlompho Kekana breaks down why Mamelodi Sundowns’ R103 million Janury signing spree was a brilliant move by the team.

By Siseko Gwegwe
20-02-24 15:00
in Featured
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Thembinkosi Lorch signs with Mamelodi Sundowns. Image: Mamelodi Sundowns

Who’s going to stop Mamelodi Sundowns after four top signings in January? Hlompho Kekana shares why the R103 million January signing spree was essential for the now unstoppable Brazilians.

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MAMELODI SUNDOWNS COMPLETE JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW WITH THEMBINKOSI LORCH DEAL

The African Football League champions bulldozed their rivals in the transfer market.

Sundowns have made four signings that inlcude the headline deal of Lorch from Orlando Pirates.

The first signing was the right-back Zuko Mdutyelwa from Chippa United, followed by the Argentine midfielder Matías Esquivel, Tashreeq Matthews from IK Sirius and of course Lorch.

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According to iDiskiTimes’ editor, David Kappel, the sum of the four players’ valuation is worth R103 million.

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HLOMPHO KEKANA BACKS DECISIONS

Sundowns’ legendary former captain, Kekana, believes the signings were a well-thought out plan for the second round of the season.

“In a football match, you don’t know what you’re going to get, especially in the second round of the season, so you need a lot of flexibility in terms of your attack,” said Kekana via SABC.

“I did mention that they know at Mamelodi Sundowns, that there’s players who already establish themselves and they know how the team plays.

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“You can’t always rely on one player, which is Peter Shalulile, to score goals for us, and I think you saw, when Peter is not there, Mamelodi Sundowns is not the Mamelodi Sundowns that we know, especially going forward.

“To bring players that can play two or three positions will help in terms of attack, and I think we can sit here and think, ‘maybe [Sundowns] didn’t need them,’ but it will be proven in a football match that’s still coming.

“So, I think it’s for us to sit back and watch how it will unfold,” Kekana concluded.

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