Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Manqoba Mngqithi has praised the job Nasreddine Nabi is doing at Kaizer Chiefs ahead of Saturday’s crunch Betway Premiership clash between the two teams.
Both teams have made the perfect start to the new season, and have each won two out two in the league as they sit first and third.
Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Mngqithi said he was impressed with how Nabi has seemingly turned Chiefs around in such a short time.
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⚽ Kaizer Chiefs vs Mamelodi Sundowns
📅 28 September
⏰ 15H00
🏟 FNB Stadium
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Just last season, the Soweto giants missed out on a top half league finish, but looked a completely different team under the Tunisian Nabi.
“I think we should go to this match with a lot of respect and humility. It’s still too early for anyone to start thinking we have found our grove,” Mngqithi said, as quoted by iDiskiTimes on Thursday afternoon.
“The way Chiefs has started, their transitions and the players they have upfront, Gaston [Sirino] is very important for them, [Ranga] Chivaviro is also very important for them and I must also say the young [Mduduzi] Shabalala has stamped his authority.
“When you go to this match without respecting the threat that the opponents also present, you will be naive or ignorant.
“We are going to this match knowing very well it will be an interesting match. We are playing against a very good team, and a team that is also well-supported. You have to have a bit of humility when you go into a match like this one.
“I must also commend the work coach Nabi has done with the team. In a very short space of time the team looks very dangerous.”
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