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Favourites tag irks Manqoba as Gallants look to defend cup

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has opened up about the difficulty of making players understand being the favourites counts for nothing.

Sundowns are firm favourites to lift the Nedbank Cup when they meet Marumo Gallants in the final at Rustenburg's Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Saturday . A treble is on the cards as Downs have already won the MTN8 and the league championship.

“We're not entitled to win any match. We're playing against a very good team. I've got a lot of respect for Dance [Dan Malesela] as a coach and the football they play is very enjoyable. To be honest, though they [Marumo] may be seen as underdogs, they've got a lot of players who can play for Sundowns any day.”to defend the title they won last year while they were still called Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila.

“We did research and we said to the players that of all the players in the league, who will you choose – from a right-back to a striker.

 

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