Mamelodi Sundowns chairman Thlopie Motsepe insists it is time to focus on the future and not what the club have already achieved.
The South African heavyweights made massive changes to their technical team, firing Manqoba Mngqithi and Romain Folz following an inconsistent start to the 2024/25 season across all competitions.
Steve Komphela and Kennedy Mweene were the only members of the technical unit that were retained by new coach Miguel Cardoso.
Masandawana have been dominating the Premier Soccer League but are desperately chasing the second Caf Champions League trophy. It explains why Cardoso, who reached the final last season with Esperance, was brought on board.
Sundowns no longer looking at the past
“This now marks a change in that Champions League setup, we must never be a slave to our history, we need to celebrate it, and we need to make sure that it is something that drives us forward as a football club,” Motsepe told the media.
“We have 54 years of heritage and existence we always have to keep striving for growth and adapt and find new ways to achieve our dreams and desires.
“We will forever hold all the players and coaches that were part of that special moment in the club’s history [winning the 2016 CAF Champions League],” he stated.
“But we made this decision based on that need to change and redirect the focus, no longer looking at the past but looking forward and using the past as the motivator.”
After collecting two points from as many Group B Champions League matches this season, Sundowns host Raja Casablanca on Sunday.
