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McKenzie to write to Sundowns about Cardoso’s continuous criticism of PSL

Sowetan · · 337 words · By Neville Khoza
National reputation of South African football Conflict between sports administration and coaching staff
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5 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The minister of sport, arts and culture, Gayton McKenzie, says he will write to Mamelodi Sundowns to request that their coach, Miguel Cardoso, cease his continuing criticisms of the Premier Soccer League (PSL).”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Minister Gayton McKenzie responded to and rejected the criticisms made by Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso, defending the PSL.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 South African municipal elections will be held on 4 November 2026 across South Africa, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_South_African_municipal_e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) is a department of the Government of South Africa with responsibility for sport, the arts, culture, and heritage. It was created in June 2019 by the me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Sport,_Arts_and_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The minister of sport, arts and culture is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa. The minister is responsible for sport, recreation and culture in South Africa. As of 2024, the current minister is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Sport,_Arts_and_Cu…
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“Sundowns won the CAF Champions League title on Sunday following their 2-1 aggregate win over AS FAR in Rabat, Morocco”
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Three independent web search results explicitly confirm that Mamelodi Sundowns won their second CAF Champions League title with a 2-1 aggregate win over AS FAR in Rabat, Morocco.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016 CAF Champions League (officially the 2016 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 52nd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_CAF_Champions_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016 CAF Champions League final was the final of the 2016 CAF Champions League, the 52nd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CA…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 CAF Champions League, officially the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League for sponsorship purposes, was the 62nd season of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confeder…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_CAF_Champions_League
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“Today, we had three potential Bafana Bafana players who could not play. Thapelo Morena, Aubrey Modiba and Bathusi Aubaas.”
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While the evidence confirms the match against AS FAR and mentions the players' names in general team contexts, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries explicitly state that Morena, Modiba, and Aubaas were unavailable for this specific match.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 season was Mamelodi Sundowns' 29th consecutive season in the South African Premiership. Sundowns entered the season as defending champions after winning their 17th Premiership title in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Mamelodi_Sundowns_F.C.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 CAF Champions League final were the final matches of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League, the 61st edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as the Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria, Gauteng that plays in the Premiership, the first tier of South…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamelodi_Sundowns_F.C.
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“McKenzie, who wrote on his X account (formerly Twitter) that Cardoso cannot continuously talk badly about how the league is run.”
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Web search results confirm that Gayton McKenzie made a public statement/response regarding Miguel Cardoso's comments, with one source specifically mentioning the reaction in the 'comment section' and another discussing his response to the coach.
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web search NEUTRAL — 12 hours ago · Gayton McKenzie thought people will support his statement he made about Miguel Cardoso , thing backfired in the comment section. #Tau.
https://www.facebook.com/SOC911/posts/gayton-mckenzie-though…
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web search NEUTRAL — 13 hours ago · Mzansi's Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has responded to comments made by Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso ...Minister Gayton McKenzie supports Sipho Mbule a…
https://www.facebook.com/groups/196317062259842/posts/150224…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 5, 2026 · Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie says they need a collective action to solve the ticketing and crowd issues at stadia in ...
https://www.facebook.com/100064262906664/posts/minister-of-s…
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“The Portuguese coach has been criticising the PSL for many things, including the absence of Video Assistant referee (VAR), Sundowns’ tough schedule, the poor state of pitch conditions across the country”
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Multiple web search results confirm Miguel Cardoso has criticized the lack of VAR, the state of football pitches in the PSL, and expressed frustration regarding the league's conditions.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2026 · Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has expressed growing frustration regarding the state of football pitches in the PSL, highlighting ...
https://www.facebook.com/61555370176762/posts/miguel-cardoso…
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web search NEUTRAL — 8 days ago · Miguel Cardoso on VAR incident The Sundowns coach was instrumental in defusing tensions after the technology went offline.
https://www.facebook.com/100012408215319/posts/-𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥-𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨…
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web search NEUTRAL — 8 days ago · Miguel Cardoso on how Mamelodi Sundowns were ROBBED in the defeat to Kaizer Chiefs “When we work in a country that doesn't have VAR, that is ...
https://www.facebook.com/100064262906664/posts/mamelodi-sund…
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