Men in 30s: Mamelodi Sundowns are a very mature team
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DStv Premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns have the best footballers in Mzansi. What they also have is a solid group of players in their mid-30s!
Has everyone noticed the age bracket in the Mamelodi Sundowns team compared to their rivals in the DStv Premiership? A quick look will tell you experience and maturity deliver superiority.
MAMELODI SUNDOWNS PLAYERS IN THEIR 30s
So the best way to prove this observation is by looking at the ages of Mamelodi Sundowns’ best/regular or popular players compared to players with the same status at Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. Why? Those are the obvious rivals in South African football.
Though Amakhosi do have a decent number of players in their 30s, it is still not quite as much as you find at Kabo Yellow.
Orlando Pirates have even fewer footballers in their 30s than both Chiefs and Sundowns.
Ages of Sundowns, Chiefs, and Pirates’ BEST players/regulars:
Sundowns: Denis Onyango (36), Ricardo Nascimento (34), Lyle Lakay (30), Andile Jali (31), Themba Zwane (32), and Peter Shalulile (28). Extra mentions: SIbusiso Vilakazi (32), Kermit Erasmus (31).
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KAIZER CHIEFS AND ORLANDO PIRATES’ KEY PLAYERS’ AGES
Chiefs: Bruce Bvuma (26), Njabulo Ngcobo (27), Reeve Frosler (24), Njabulo Blom (22), Nkosingiphile Ngcobo (22), Keagan Dolly (28) and Khama Billiat (31).
Pirates: Siyabonga Mpontshane (35), Olisah Ndah (23), Paseka Mako (27), Ben Motshwari (30), Goodman Mosele (22), Fortune Makaringe (28), Deon Hotto (31), Thembinkosi Lorch (28), Kabelo Dlamini (25), Vincent Pule (29) and Kwame Preprah (21).
With a staggering four consecutive league titles and a current 14-point lead at the top, are Mamelodi Sundowns proving older players deliver success in Mzansi? You make can make your own judgment.
Meanwhile, local football will be back after AFCON 2021 during the weekend of 15-16 February. Chiefs will visit Cape Town City, Sundowns will host Chippa United while Pirates will welcome Golden Arrows to Soweto.
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