Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has shown confidence in goalkeeper Denis Onyango during the absence of Ronwen Williams whilst the other goalkeepers continue to wait for a chance.
The Bafana Bafana keeper missed the Betway Premiership match against Richards Bay in Durban on Saturday due to suspension after picking up a red card during the match against Amazulu last week Tuesday.
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In the absence of Williams ,Cardoso was forced to recall Onyango between the sticks when the Brazilians beat Richards Bay by 1-0 at the King Zwelithini Stadium at the weekend.
The Ugandan kept his second clean sheet this season to keep Masandawana aspirations of winning the league title again this season. Goalkeeper Jody February sat on the bench during the match against the Natal Rich Boyz while Sanele Tshabalala and Reyaad Pieterse remained on the sidelines at Chloorkop.
"I don't look at the identity of players, we look for performance and Denis has been able to give us performance. He made a wonderful game the previous championship match against Stellies (Stellenbosch), and he made a wonderful game again also today (against Richards Bay)," Cardoso said.
"Obviously it's tough. We don't only have an extra two (goalkeepers) but five. We have Sanele, we have Pieterse, we have Jody and it makes it difficult for them to have a keeper like Ronwen who is clearly our first keeper but we trust them all. They are here with us, Dennis has given us the comfort, he has given us the attitude, he has given us the experience to face the challenge ahead of us, just like the others", he added.
Meanwhile, Cardoso has explained the reason behind putting on-form striker Iqraam Rayners on the bench during the Betway Premiership match against Richards Bay in Durban on Saturday.
Cardoso started with Brazilian striker Arthur Sales upfront ahead of Rayners and Peter Shalulile, who both started on the bench.
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"The question of Iqraam was clearly to give him some time and not expose him to such aggression he had last games and at the same time we have a group of players that is huge and I also have to pay attention to players I have at home," he added.
"That in the right moment they have quality and they can give an answer like Denis (Onyango) did today (Saturday), I should also pay attention to that because at any moment we must have players ready to substitute the other ones."