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By Malose Wa Ga Lamola It wasn't a surprise to see Mamelodi Sundowns tying down Pitso Mosimane to a further four years. He is a serial winner after all and fulfills president Patrice Motsepe' wishes. Mosimane had a strong entrance to the African scene and was supremely confident. Coming from a national team set up, he was far from a new kid on the block. He might have been a complete manager when he joined Sundowns in 2012 but Mosimane always has an army of doubters. But nothing beats numbers and stats to turn doubters into believers. Mosimane' unprecedented Caf Champions League victory and league quadruple arm twisted his critics to accept he is a man on a mission. His success at the Tshwane based outfit has been unreal. One of the greatest debates in football is the dominance in the Champions league. Mosimane ticks all the right boxes in that category. Now that the dust has settled. ShakingInk  caught up with a BBC Africa football journalist based in Casablan

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola Mining magnate and Mamelodi Sundowns president Patrice Motsepe, has turned his side into one of the power houses of African club football and should be credited for his great efforts. Sundowns is still ‘homeless’ though. The Brazilians are arguably an international brand now but everyone has a home. A team of Sundowns’ calibre can't afford to share a stadium with a rugby side such as the Blue Bulls. The two teams have been using Loftus Versveld stadium as their home base for both football and rugby matches respectively. If not in Hatfield using Bulls dressing room, then they are in Atteredgeville swapping change rooms with cross town PSL rivals Supersport United. A team that worth €15.20 million (over R293.2 million) in today's exchange rate can't afford to be gallivanting around Tshwane, because it is too expensive to do. Related Story: Caf Pays Wits And Downs Sundowns is a Mamelodi brand and should play their home matches at home. The

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola Suspension of the Absa Premiership has come at a huge cost with sponsors freezing finances during national lockdown, but Mamelodi Sundowns and Bidvest Wits can breath a sigh of relief, as Caf prepares to release funds earlier than anticipated. Caf usually pays off  intercontinental club competitions at the end of the season but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the football governing body decided to pay out a little earlier this time. Wits qualified to play in the Caf second tier competition by virtue of finishing third on the domestic log standings. Related Story : Why Sundowns Loan Out Development Graduates? Though, the then Bidvest Wits CEO Jose Ferreira is on record saying the confederations cup is not a 'priority' for The Clever Boys because of its financial straining, now the club will be smiling all the way to the Bidvest bank. "The costs of the Confederation Cup are a lot bigger than the costs of participating in the CAF Champi

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola The outbreak of Covid-19 has brought the entire world to its knees. What a perfect spot to pray. Survival has become the order of the day, where even the fittest stands no chance but the most adaptable. To survive, one needs to invent new ways to adapt. Though football is suspended indefinitely footballers have to remain active and be ready for when the season resumes. Fitness is a top priority in every spotting quote. To be on top of your game, one needs to be both physically and mentally fit. For oxygen to navigates its way to the brain, one needs to remain active even behind closed doors. In an Exclusive interview with ShakingInk , Mamelolodi Sundowns Reserve side goalkeeper, Khulekani Kubheka says he has drawn his personal training schedule to keep fit during national lockdown. "I just have my own (training program) that I follow to help myself stay active and stay fit, I also try to eat well so I don't get out of shape." Said Kubheka.

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola Women in sports are subjected to all kinds of discrimination but abuse has to be the most unbearable of them all. Emotional abuse runs deep like still water. Apart from the partriarchal system womem uphold on a daily basis, they are on the bottom rung. Men are egotistical, this patriarchal social system is a product of the male ego. Perhaps it only existed in my fantasy world where people are judged on merit rather than their sexuality. Excellence knows no gender and so should judgement. Men should learn not to nurse their egos in the expense of women. Number one women's ranked national team in the world, united States of America, is still on the battle field over an equal gender salaries. With four FIFA Women's World Cup titles under their belt, US Women footballers should be earning fat salaries like their male counterparts. US Women's Soccer National Team (USWNT) took the Federation to the US district court of law seeking the rule of law