Back-to-back games against Mamelodi Sundowns a challenge for Polokwane, admits Phuti Mohafe

Sundowns overcame Rise and Shine 1-0 at the Seshego Stadium on Wednesday courtesy of a 61st minute Marcelo Allende goal.

The two sides come face to face again at Loftus Vesfeld on Sunday, leaving both sides with little time to prepare for the tie.

While Sundowns returned to the league summit with the win, two points clear of rivals Orlando Pirates, Mohafe's top eight chasing team were left in sixth place.

Both team have four games left to achieve their ambitions, and speaking ahead of the weekend encounter, the head coach admitted that playing any team without much preparation time is not ideal.

"It doesn't matter either way because you have to play any team at any given moment," said Mohafe on iDiski Times.

"So it is so unfortunate that we are playing them in a period of three days.

"So it gives us a lesser time to prepare thoroughly but we have to go and play against them.

“So it is one of the teams and it is one of the situations that forces us to play them within the space of three days.”