Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has responded to rumours that Pitso Mosimane is back to be his successor.
Cardoso is believing that the rumours are circulated by those with bad intent to destabilize the club, following the reports claiming the Portuguese coach could be dismissed to make way for a sensational return by former Sundowns boss Pitso Mosimane.
Sundowns are still competing in the CAF Champions League and, following Monday’s 2–0 Betway Premiership victory over Orbit College, climbed to the summit of the league table.
Speaking after that win — which marked the return of domestic football following the Africa Cup of Nations break — Cardoso did not shy away from addressing the questions surrounding his future.
“These people want to hurt Sundowns,” Cardoso said. “It’s clearly people who want to hurt Sundowns, want to hurt the people in charge of Sundowns, want to hurt the coaches, want to hurt the players, want to hurt everything.
The 52-year-old insisted the club’s foundations are far stronger than the noise surrounding it, stressing that decisions at Chloorkop are made internally, not influenced by outside narratives.
“Look, Sundowns is a club that is ruled from the inside out, not from the outside in. There’s a strong leadership within the club, a strong sporting direction, a very strong coach, and a united locker room,” he added.
“It is not from the outside that people will hurt us. The doors of Chloorkop are so strong that those kinds of things do not enter. But they will keep frustrated because we are strong, very strong.”
Cardoso also adopted a philosophical stance when pressed further about his own position, suggesting his personal future extends beyond the confines of football results and speculation.
“Regarding my future, don’t worry about it. My future doesn’t depend on football; just my professional life depends on football. It’s completely different,” he explained.
“My future depends on many other things, depends much more on music than on football, depends much more on nature than on football, depends much more on cycling than on football.”
