Mamelodi Sundowns have had to make coaching changes four times since the departure of Pitso Mosimane in 2020.
When Mosimane left for Al Ahly, Sundowns appointed both Rulani Mokwena and Manqoba Mngqithi as co-coaches.
The arrangement lasted until October 2022 when Mokwena was appointed as stand alone coach by Sundowns with Mngqithi as his assistant.
And he did extremely well during his tenure until he was sacked at the end of the 2023-24 season for failure to win the CAF Champions League.
Mngqithi then took over but he was replaced by Miguel Cardoso in December 2024 in what came as a surprise.
Now, Cardoso has been in charge of 32 official matches, and The South African takes a look at how he compares to Mokwena so far.
This on the back of Cardoso steering Sundowns to their first ever FIFA World Cup win over Ulsan HD on Tuesday amid huge criticism from the club fans.
Some fans still believe Mokwena was a better coach than Cardoso while others are on the side of the Portuguese mentor.
CARDOSO VS RULANI RECORD AFTER 32 GAMES AT SUNDOWNS
To date, Cardoso has been in charge of 32 games for Sundowns so far. He has won 23, drawn FIVE and lost FOUR.
Mokwena, after 32 games as Sundowns coach, had won 22, drawn NINE and lost just ONCE.
Overall, Mokwena left Sundowns having coached in 91 competitive matches. He won 60, drew 22 and lost NINE.
WHO HAD A BETTER RUN AFTER 32 GAMES?
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