Amid euphoria from their fans after Mamelodi Sundowns took another step towards an eighth league title with a 2-0 win over Bidvest Wits on Saturday night at Loftus‚ coach Pitso Mosimane called for calm. The Brazilians have a six-point lead over Orlando Pirates‚ but Pirates played AmaZulu on Sunday and could cut the lead to three points with a win in Durban. Sundowns have four games remaining and Pirates three. Sundowns’ goals were scored by Themba Zwane and Sibusiso Vilakazi in the first half. "I can see that people are happy, but we must calm down because this thing is not yet done‚" Mosimane said. "On Sunday our lead may be cut to three‚ mathematically and realistically we could still be caught by Pirates. I think we need seven points from our remaining four matches to win the league." Mosimane said the win over Wits was a significant step in Sundowns’ bid for the domestic title and Caf Champions League honours and he was happy that‚ unlike last season when they dropped points at ...
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