SA Sports Minister Gayton Mckenzie wants to meet Mamelodi Sundowns over their coach's comments

Miguel Cardoso has irked South Africa's Sports Minister Gayton Mckenzie with his utterances.

After clinching the Caf Champions League on Sunday with Mamelodi Sundowns, their coach, Cardoso made comments that suggested SA football administrators are agianst the club.

"They could have been useful today. So, it's time for people that are in charge of football in South Africa to think really what they want towards the development of football in the country and if they create conditions to really push the teams forward and push this club and help this club. I believe that it's possible because the club will continue to work hard to lift the level and development," said Cardoso after the match in Rabat against ASFAR.

This has not gone down well with Mckenzie who fired back at the coach's comments.

"We are happy for @Masanwadana, but we cannot continuously be told by this coach about how bad our league is run. We, like everyone else, got challenges, but we have the best-run league in Africa. Stop talking down on South Africa. We will write to @Masandawana to complain today," the Minister wrote on his X, formerly known as Twitter, account.

"Listening to Cardoso, the coach of @Masandawana, you will think everything is wrong with our league, he says these things without forwarding any proof. We are working very hard to bring in sponsors, and this type of nonsense spewed sets us back tremendously."