Mamelodi Sundowns coach, Rulani Mokwena, is tired and does not feel appreciated for his sacrifices. Responding to questions after Sundowns beat Sekhukhune United to move within six points of a seventh league title.

“I’m tired. I’m very tired. I must tell you I’m very tired and there’s a lot going on but no one cares. I’ve just got to get on with it,” Mokwena told a post-match media conference in Pretoria.

Mokwena and his Mamelodi Sundowns are playing in domestic and continental competitions with games coming at almost one every three days. The Brazilians are in the semifinals of the CAF Champions League and Nedbank Cup while leading the DSTV Premiership with a couple of games in hand.

“People will talk about having 46 players in the squad but there is only one head coach and he has got work to do. I have to do video sessions every day,” lamented the SAB coaching academy graduate.

Mokwena explained that he had to watch eight games of their CAF Champions League opponents, Esperance de Tunis while facing around six press conferences a week. He does not feel the love.

“To tell you the truth, I don’t feel appreciated. I don’t the sacrifices, the amount of investment and sacrifice we give is appreciated. It affects me because I’m human and I’m not afraid to say it,” Mokwena revealed.

The African Football League winner called the current ‘abnormal’ pointing to the fact that they did not have AFCON in the previous seasons. Sundowns contributed no less than nine regulars to the national team while top striker Peter Shalulile turned out for Namibia.

After playing in Tunisia over the weekend, Sundowns had to fulfill a league against Sekhukhune on Monday night and then prepare for the return leg against Esperance on Friday night. The PSL has moved a couple of fixtures around for the league champions but this has not helped Mokwena’s situation.

Perhaps as a sign of how tired the squad really is, Mamelodi Sundowns players failed to pitch for media interviews on Wednesday morning at the club’s training grounds. Journalists and camera crews waited for over an hour before packing up and leaving.