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Molefi Ntseki has responded to Rulani Mokwena’s claim that “God is a Kaizer Chiefs supporter”, insisting Mamelodi Sundowns had their own fair share of luck.
The Amakhosi head coach saw his side win their last two games, with the 3-0 over AmaZulu and the 2-0 over Stellenbosch FC taking a bit of the early pressure off his shoulders.
But before their back-to-back wins was a 2-1 defeat to Sundowns, and Mokwena had stated after the match that Chiefs are “a historically lucky team” after they had found a late equaliser in the match before Neo Maema managed to score an even later winner.
Ahead of Saturday’s MTN8 semi-final first leg, Mokwena reiterated his stance that Chiefs have luck or rather God on their side, but insisted he says it out of respect for the club.
But Ntseki rebuffed the statement, saying luck comes with hard work and belief, and Sundowns had their own fair share of it.
“You can say about any team that is doing well in the league or in the cup,” he stated.
“You look at Man City, there were games where they were very lucky to have won the game.
“But the most important thing is you going into that game with confidence and belief, and if you have the faith and belief, obviously luck will be on your side.
“And I think they believe a lot when it comes to Sundowns. If you look at seven years of winning the league, there were moments when they were very lucky.
“The times when Chiefs were winning, it was very normal to say things at times turn out for you and I think if we can have that luck back, we’ll win the league this year and all the trophies.”
Saturday’s MTN8 semi-final first leg kicks off at 15:30 at FNB Stadium.