Mamelodi Sundowns will be looking to keep up the pace with early season pacesetters Bidvest Wits when they host unpredictable Free State Stars in their Absa Premiership encounter at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Wednesday. Victory for the Brazilians‚ which would be their fourth in nine matches‚ will see them close the gap on Wits to three points with a game in hand — but that mission will not be easy against a Stars team seeking to cement a place in the top eight. For Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane‚ three points would also be the first time in the league this season that he would oversee two successive wins. Stars coach Luc Eymael is targeting a return to winning ways after back-to-back draws against Golden Arrows and Black Leopards. Mosimane said Sundowns have moved on from their 2-0 Telkom Knockout quarterfinal defeat to Baroka FC on Saturday and are focused on what remains for the rest of the year. “We’ve got the league now‚ which is more important. We also have the Champions Lea...
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