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Real Kings coach Joel Masutha during the GladAfrica Championship match between Real Kings and Ajax Cape Town at Chatsworth Stadium on January 22, 2020 in Durban, South Africa.
Coach Joel masutha he apologized the saturday after Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) His campaign in top-flight South African soccer got off to a dysfunctional start.
TTM strangely named only three substitutes to their bench in an MTN8 quarter-final clash against SuperSport United at Thohoyandou Stadium.
Generally, teams are allowed to name nine substitute options and can choose three when making substitutions.
“I would like to apologize to the football fraternity and everyone who loves the game,” Masutha said after the game.
“We will never try to blame and point fingers at other people, but I think if we had resolved our administration in time, we might have won the game.”
Masutha noted that the club failed to register their new signings on time as the reason for their limited numbers named in the club’s match day first team.
“It is water under the bridge, but it is a good lesson for everyone involved in running the club.”
TTM found themselves 3-0 down after 33 minutes as they were outscored in the early stages, but they fought back with two goals from Mogakolodi Ngele as SuperSport got tired in the later stages.
SuperSport held firm to advance to the next round of the competition with a 3-2 victory.
“They (SuperSport) are not called cup specialists for nothing, but at the same time, the guys gave a very good account of themselves. They tried to play how we wanted, they caught us napping in the first 25 minutes, failing to deal with a Overload on the sides, but otherwise we came and did what we had to do. Unfortunately, we lost. “
Next, TTM will turn their attention to the league where they will face their new TS Galaxy teammates next Sunday.
The start is at 15:30.
– Compiled by Baden Gillion
