Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has issued a warning to Bafana Bafana worldwide Jayden Adams following their 1-0 victory over Sekhukhune United in a Nedbank Cup quartefinal encounter on Friday evening.
The home cup tie between Bafana Ba Fashion and Babina Noko occurred on the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville. Adams got here to Masandawana’s rescue as he scored a last-minute purpose within the further time to information his facet to the semifinals.
To high it off, this was Adams’ third consecutive purpose as he additionally scored for Bafana once they performed towards Lesotho and Benin within the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers within the just-ended worldwide break.
The Nedbank Cup quarterfinal conflict between Sundowns and Sekhukhune was initially set to be performed on March eighth on the similar venue. Nonetheless, the match was postponed as a result of stadium’s double reserving.
This got here after the stadium administration had additionally agreed to host Bantwana’s FIFA Underneath-17 Ladies’s World Cup qualifier versus Nigeria on that very same day.
WHAT DID MIGUEL CARDOSO WARN JAYDEN ADAMS ABOUT
Cardoso indicated that the previous Stellenbosch FC participant can’t afford complacency, as many gamers are difficult for beginning roles.
“…Most of you heard me talking about Jayden Adams when he arrived at Sundowns. I informed him that I feel he has to boost his depth degree to play for Sundowns,” mentioned Cardoso.
“It’s clear that he has been doing fairly effectively. He has improved himself naturally. Nonetheless, we’ve got extra gamers to substitute him. So, he mustn’t really feel too comfy as a result of there are different gamers who’re additionally pushing strongly.
“However he’s giving an excellent reply [in the field], and he’s a participant whom we belief and is an excellent boy. He can increase the extent much more as a result of he’s nonetheless younger. He arrived at a membership the place the calls for are larger and has tailored effectively regardless of arriving in January.”
Cardoso continued: “I’m fairly proud of what he has carried out with the nationwide staff. Let’s hope he can proceed with that sequence, in fact.”
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