Saturday sees the final round of matches in the 2017-18 Premier Soccer League (PSL) and the conclusion to what the winning coach‚ Mamelodi Sundowns’ Pitso Mosimane‚ has termed the "awkward season". At the beginning of the 2017-18 season‚ while one might have picked Sundowns to lift the trophy‚ one certainly would not have had 2016-17 champions Bidvest Wits in 10th place and needing a win against Platinum Stars in Rustenburg to stand a chance of a top eight place. Nobody could have had third-last SuperSport United wanting a win against Baroka FC at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville to be sure of staying clear of the promotion-relegation playoff place. "Each league [season] has its own story. This one I call the ‘awkward season’‚" said Mosimane‚ who has no such concerns‚ having wrapped up his third PSL title with Sundowns after a 3-1 home win against Ajax Cape Town 13 days ago. "It was not a difficult season, it was just awkward. We never knew what was coming‚ and who was winning...
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