Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has hailed the debut of new signing Khulumani Ndamane, saying the player met expectations.
Ndamane, 21, made his debut in his side’s 2-0 win over Sekhukhune United in Polokwane on Tuesday, partnering with Keegan Johannesburg at the back after having signed from TS Galaxy earlier this month.
Cardoso spoke about how well the Bafana international complimented other players on the night and how even after picking a caution the coach was confident to still keep him on the pitch
“Obviously, for Ndamane that is a young player arriving at Sundowns, dress the shirt and go on the pitch and show the game that he showed that I think was not [only] decent, but was fantastic,” said Cardoso.
“Puts him obviously in a comfortable position regarding the expectations that people have always when a new player plays for the first time. It’s always good to have a good start.
“But I think that his performance was aligned with the other ones from all the players around. Keegan [Johannes] made also a fantastic game.
“And look, I was so comfortable that both with yellow cards that was a little bit strange how we can finish, a team like Sundowns finish with 10 yellow cards or eight yellow cards it’s not normal.
“But I was so comfortable to keep the players in the pitch because I knew they were playing so clean that it would not be risky.
“Of course, we gave them comfort by bringing in both Aubrey [Modiba] and [Khuliso] Mudau to have capacity to protect by speed.”