Mamelodi Sundowns sack Manqoba Mngqithi - Miguel Cardoso Appointed

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Last updated: 10 Dec 2024

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John Eastwood 10 Dec 2024

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Mamelodi Sundowns appoints Miguel Cardoso as head coach.
Manqoba Mngqithi leaves after years of service.
Cardoso's extensive European coaching experience includes top clubs.

Sundowns have made a coaching change with Miguel Cardoso taking charge with immediate effect (Getty Images).

Downs Ditch Mngqithi

On Tuesday, it was announced at a press conference that Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has been sacked. His replacement is Portuguese mentor and former Esperance head coach, Miguel Cardoso.
Downs Ditch Mngqithi
Cardoso is the Chosen Man
Sundowns New Technical Team in Full

Club chairman Thlopie Motsepe said the following to the assembled media:

"The Sundowns board and management have decided to implement a restructuring and change in the coaching department.

"This was by no means an easy decision. Coach Manqoba Mngqithi and coach Wendell Robinson were two coaches who have been with the club for 22 years combined.

"They have been incredible servants for the football club. Coach Romain Folz, who also joined us recently, was a very important player and part of this technical team. We needed another direction.”

Cardoso is the Chosen Man

Motsepe went on to announce 52-year-old Portuguese coach Miguel Cardoso as Manqoba Mngqithi’s replacement:

“Allow me to introduce the man who will be leading that technical team… he is a man who we believe has the right type of personality to lead a club like Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club, he has the ability and he has the desire to take us to the highest level and to succeed as a football club.

“Please allow me to welcome the new Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Mr Miguel Cardoso.”

Sundowns New Technical Team in Full

The club issued a statement on the full coaching and technical staff changes.

Coach Miguel was the Head Coach of Espérance Sportive de Tunis and reached the finals of the 2023/24 CAF Champions League.

He joins Sundowns with three of his assistants namely, Fabio Fernandes, Pedro Azevedo and João Araújo. Coach Miguel, has coached in Portugal, Spain, France, Greece, and Ukraine at some of the biggest Clubs such as Porto, Braga, Deportivo La Coruna, Celta Vigo, AEK Athens, Nantes and Shaktar Donetsk.

Coaches Steve Komphela and Kennedy Mweene, will remain as part of the Club’s new Technical Team.