The DStv Premiership had never been won in April by a team.
With seven games remaining in a league season, no team had also clinched the championship.
Following their sixth consecutive Premier Soccer League victory and record-extending 13th overall, Mamelodi Sundowns now hold these records.
The last team with a mathematical chance to catch the Brazilians did not need to kick a ball in order for them to do so. On Saturday night, SuperSport United and Chippa United drew 1-1.
It’s official Mamelodi Sundowns are the 2022/2023 #DStvPrem champions 🏆
— SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) April 1, 2023
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With everything done and dusted, the team can now fully focus on the Nedbank Cup as well as the CAF Champions League.
Also, boasting the most points in a 30-match season (70 in the 2015/16 campaign), Sundowns is perfectly positioned to blow past this milestone having played just 23 games, accruing 59 points in that time.
Xoki misses an absolute sitter
Earlier, Sports Brief reported on a staggering occurrence in a match between Richards Bay FC and Orlando Pirates.
Bucs defender Tapelo Xoki will want to forget a moment of madness during the encounter.
He was guilty of what could be the biggest miss of 2023 early in the match at the King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium in Durban.
It did not prove to be costly, though, as the Buccaneers would emerge from the match with all three points.
With the goal at his mercy after the Rich Boyz’ goalkeeper Malcolm Jacobs parried a shot onto his path, Xoki skied his shot from less than two metres away from goal.