Rulani Mokwena has missed Mamelodi Sundowns opening two days of their preseason camp as he edges towards the exit door at Chloorkop.
This would be a shock to the system not just for Sundowns, but South African football. As sole head coach Mokwena has led Downs to their sixth and seventh DStv Premiership titles, setting a new 16-team points record of 73 last campaign. He reached successive Caf Champions League semifinals and won the inaugural African Football League (AFL) last campaign.
Sundowns' players, without the Bafana Bafana stars who were in the squad for last month's 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria and Zimbabwe, reported back for preseason on Monday but Mokwena was conspicuous by his absence, TimesLIVE is reliably informed.
Mokwena was a no-show at the University of Pretorias High-Performance Centre on Monday where Downs' players did their medicals in preparation for preseason.
Mokwena and his assistants Michael Loftman and Sinethemba Badela did not report to the teams first training session at Chloorkop on Tuesday, where senior coach Manqoba Mngqithi and goalkeeper coach Wendell Robinson addressed the players before they got to work.
