Mamelodi Sundowns Return To Training

Mamelodi Sundowns players returned to training on Wednesday after a long break due to Covid-19 pandemic.

The Tshwane giants were granted permission by the South Africa Premier Soccer League to resume training under strict conditions.

The Royal Marang Sports Complex in Rustenburg got sanitized before the players resumed their first session as part of preparations for the resumption of the 2019/20 season.

“Mamelodi Sundowns have resumed training, this is after more than 100 days after the PSL had suspended the 2019/2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown,” Sundowns said on their official website.

“The Brazilians arrived at the Royal Marang Sports Complex in Rustenburg to prepare for the resumption of the 2019/20 season. Sundowns had complied with all the stringent COVID-19 Return to Play Protocols and had submitted the same to the PSL before the club was given the green light to commence training.

“Having to move the team away from the epicentre of the coronavirus was critical for the Brazilians and the North West province was an easy decision, with Mosimane and his technical team being no strangers to Rustenburg having hosted several pre-season training camps here in the past. The venue is one of the best in South Africa and was used by the England team during the FIFA World Cup in 2010.

“With the chilly weather gripping Gauteng, Rustenberg welcomes the Brazilians with an average temperature of 22-degree celsius for the next 7 days and provides ideal training conditions, as the technical team looks to get the players fit ahead and ready for the resumption of the PSL,” the club added.

Sundowns are placed second on the league standings, four points below Kaizer Chiefs after 22 rounds of PSL matches.

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