Each time a South African team takes continental competitions, the following season that team does badly in the domestic league as fatigue takes its toll on the players.
Mamelodi Sundowns were crowned African champions after they lifted the CAF Continental Cup in 2016 with Pitso Hamilton Mosimane being named African Coach of the Year.
Nelson Mandela once said: "Lead from behind and let others think they are forward". Rhulani Mokwena is surely one of the young South African future coaches with a bright future ahead. He jumped to his family team Orlando Pirates in the recent transfer window from the current African champs.
Mourihno as Rhulani is known in the South African football fraternity, left Sundowns and the gap is now evident, as the Chloorkop-based team blows hot and cold this season.
Big name players have been added in the squad that won CAF as they were trying to strengthen the team after the sale of Keagan Dolly. Players like Lebese and Manyisa were of those whom the supporters were looking forward to see perform in the current season but still the results are going against them.
Since Rhulani and Micho took over the ghost hot seat, you can see the direction the team is taking and many players have come out to praise Rhulani Mokwena's knowledge of football in the Orlando Pirates camp.
Do you think Rhulani's move away from Sundowns has affected them so much?
*This article was written by a Soccer Laduma reader and reflects their opinion, not that of Soccer Laduma.
