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Despite a 1-0 loss to Mamelodi Sundowns in the Nedbank Cup final on Saturday night, Bloemfontein Celtic coach John Maduka praised his troops and said they had a good season.
Phunya Sele Sele manager also complained about the fact that the champions Ke Yona lined up defender Tebogo Langerman, who was ineligible after he was listed as suspended by the Premier Soccer League (PSL) before the game.
“Another thing, I just found out that Mamelodi Sundowns used one of the players who were suspended, but I will let the referees take care of that,” Maduka said. SuperSport TV.
“We weren’t sure what was going on, the fourth official said he had to do one player at a time, so we had to wait, we spent about four or five minutes waiting, but it’s one of those things.”
In his campaign after finishing the season in the top eight, the former defender praised his men for a decent finish despite struggling off the field.
“It has been a good season in difficult conditions but we managed to finish in the top eight, we made it to the final,” he added.
“So we’ve done well, the guys have done well, I’m very proud of them.”
Following the victory, the Chloorkop giants completed a domestic treble after lifting the Premier Soccer League (PSL) trophy last week.
Furthermore, it remains to be seen whether the Bloemfontein side will formally file a complaint about the selection of the former SuperSport United left-back.
The 10-time champions found the back of the net through Gaston Sirino, but Maduka’s counterpart Mosimane couldn’t give more in his post-match regarding Langerman, saying he was unaware.
“I am not aware of that. I am not aware of that. How are you asking me, as a coach? I will ask the club,” Mosimane told reporters at an online post-match press conference.
“You have to win football on the field, if you have to win off the field because there is something like this or that … okay, if you win, you win. You know how you won. “
The 34-year-old winger landed a fourth reserve in Sundowns’ final league game of the season – his 3-0 win over Black Leopards last weekend.
