Sundowns coach likens 'smart' Gavin Hunt to a honey badger: 'He will come with a solution'

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rhulani Mokwena has likened SuperSport United manager Gavin Hunt to a honey badger because he is always able to come up with solutions where other coaches would struggle. 

SuperSport United, who face Sundowns on Monday, showed how dangerous they were in the corresponding fixture earlier in the season. 

SuperSport are one of only two teams to have beaten Sundowns this season in the league, something that hasn't left Mokwena's mind. 

While Sundowns head into the Tshwane derby 13 points ahead of their rivals in second place, Mokwena emphasised that his players must work hard and show respect to the opposition as they have a manager that is never short of solutions. 

"There was a time, I think a couple of years ago, where Gavin Hunt made reference to a honey badger. He compared Steve Komphela to a honey badger," Mokwena said in his pre-match press conference at Chloorkop on Thursday. 

"I would compare Gavin Hunt to a honey badger himself. 

"Honey badgers are one of the smartest animals that you have. What makes it smart is that it comes with solutions. Gavin Hunt will come up with solutions, make no doubt. 

"He will complain, saying he doesn't have Grant Margeman, who is one of his best players, but he will come with a solution because that's what honey badgers do. 

"There was a honey badger that was kept captive in Pretoria, and it found a way out of its captivity by using stones and rocks and sticks to be able to escape. 

"For sure, Gavin Hunt will find some form of solutions for us, and even though the players know, but the reality is Gavin Hunt is so experienced, he is a winner. 

"He will definitely come up with solutions and a means to try to be able to make sure the team is strong enough to fight