{
  "id": 2134893,
  "title": "Sundowns’ Cardoso faces selection headache for Arrows test after Mudau injury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/sundowns-cardoso-faces-selection-headache-for-arrows-test-after-mudau",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:21:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/soccer/local-soccer/cardoso-faces-selection-headache-for-arrows-test-after-mudau-injury/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso is grappling with a selection dilemma in preparation for the Arrows test match, following the severe injury to Khuliso Mudau. Cardoso has declared that they will evaluate player additions until the end of the transfer window, which closes next month. The injury to Mudau, a suspected Achilles rupture, has sidelined him for an extended period, joining Keanu Cupido and Arthur Sales among the long-term casualties. Other players, Teboho Mokoena and Antonio Van Wyk, are also dealing with minor injuries. Despite the setbacks, Sundowns are favored to overcome Arrows in the MTN8 semifinal, set to take place at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Sunday.",
  "summary": "'We got a severe injury to Khuliso Mudau and he will be out for a long time,' the Portuguese revealed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}