Mamelodi Sundowns Midfielder Neo Maema has reflected on his journey at the club and opened up on the difficulties he faced throughout the season.

The 27-year-old joined the club from fellow DStv Premiership side Royal AM at the start of the 2021/22 season and has since cemented his place as a regular in the starting lineup.

Maema has faired well during the 2022-23 season, having contributed to 12 goals including seven goals and five assists in 39 appearances across all competitions.

Speaking on his performance this season, Maema was pleased with his growth and development in only his second season with the club.

“It was a very difficult season, I embraced all the good things that happened [and it was] a better season unlike my first season when I came here,” Maema told his club’s official website

“I just wanna say that as a team we did very well, sometimes we lost fewer games and broke a lot of records. I think we did very well, it’s a season where we embraced the good things that happened for us.

“The difficulties that I faced this season mostly I’d say it’s getting to adapt quicker into the games [like] the CAF Champions League, the cup games and how fast the games were coming up.

“I just want to get the hang of it and that’s what I would like to adapt quicker and make sure that in my position I play to the best of my abilities to make sure that team goes forward.

“Those are the types of things that I wanna change from this season and hopefully next season I will be better.”

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