Exclusive: “We want to win the league” – SuperSport United’s Tumelo Ndaba
Week two of the Gauteng Development League lies ahead with football fans who can’t make it to the games set to tune into the SuperSport Schools App, DStv Channel 216, and SABC Sport Plus to follow the action live.
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To get the weekend’s action started, Wits Junior will host Supersport United at Marks Park, on Saturday.
United, fresh off a 2-2 draw against Kaizer Chiefs, heads into the game with good momentum and having taken lessons from their first outing.
In a huge boost for their morale, United, after trailing 0-2 at home in the first half, fought their way back into the contest and turned it around in the second stanza, netting twice, to claim a share of the spoils.
Tumelo Ndaba, Supersport United’s u19 coach, reflected on the Chiefs encounter in an exclusive interview with SuperSport Schools Plus.
Ndaba said that his team went into the match undercooked. He explained: “We had a challenge during our pre-season. We didn’t play friendlies.
“So, the Chiefs game was our first match because of our schedule with the academy, and we had to do other things.
“It was a little bit difficult for the boys. There was no cohesion, especially in the first half. You saw the goals that we conceded. Defensively, we struggled in terms of defending the overloads of Chiefs because they play differently.
“It was difficult for the boys to adjust in terms of how to defend those overloads. But, in the second half, I think we managed to advise them [how to deal with it].
“We were strong. I think the boys showed character. With time, I think everything is going up.”
Ndaba and his team travel to Johannesburg to tackle Wits Junior, knowing they’re taking on a team that tends to lift its game when facing United. Nonetheless, Ndaba is backing his team to get the job done.
“It will be our second game. So, we’ll try to give different players a look and find a better lineup,” he said.
“I think with Wits, especially when they play against us, their boys become motivated. It’s a plus for them when they play against PSL teams. They give their all, so it’s going to be a very difficult fixture for us.”
SuperSport United finished outside the top five last season, but Ndaba said his team has high ambitions.
“Our aim this year is to win the league. You play to win. Anything that you do, you have to win,” he said.
FIXTURES
Saturday, 8 March
Wits Junior vs Supersport United
Highlands Park vs Elspark United
Panorama FC vs Seven’s Academy
Randburg AFC vs Joburg City
Kathorus Hyper Academy vs School of Excellence
East Rand Athletic Club vs Rockefvs
RESA vs Jomo Cosmos
TS Galaxy vs Mamelodi Sundowns
Sunday, 9 March
Kaizer Chiefs vs Mamelodi Sundowns
