Zimbabwe News Update

🇿🇼 Published: 20 January 2026
📘 Source: The Sowetan

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has dismissed speculation about his future being in doubt at the club, as outside noise suggests, insisting he is not bothered. Masandawana are reported to be negotiating with former coach Pitso Mosimane with the intention of luring him back to the club. Cardoso’s future with the club remains uncertain after Sundowns’ shaky start in the Betway Premiership this season and failing to win either the MTN8 or the Carling Knockout.

However, the Portuguese international is not bothered by reports linking him to an exit. Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso responds to rumours of his imminent exit.@Moloi_Herman1pic.twitter.com/5YqbE74FZB “These people want to hurt Sundowns. It’s clearly people who want to hurt Sundowns, want to hurt the people in charge of Sundowns, want to hurt the coaches, want to hurt the players, want to hurt everything,” Cardoso told the media after his side’s 2-0 victory over Orbit College, which saw them return to the summit of the table at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Monday.

The win was secured with a goal in each half by Arthur Sales and debutant Brayan Leon. “They will keep frustrated because we are strong, very strong. “Regarding my future, don’t worry about it.

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My future doesn’t depend on football. My professional life depends on football. It’s completely different.

My future depends on many other things. “It depends much more on music than on football, depends much more on nature than on football, depends much more on cycling than on football.” Cardoso insisted they won’t be distracted by the outside noise as they remain united as they strive to achieve their objective. “We are united, and we know what to do. We are working hard to please our fans as much as possible, and we need our fans not to let themselves be poisoned by the outside,” he said.

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Originally published by The Sowetan • January 20, 2026

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