Teboho Mokoena was a notable absentee as Mamelodi Sundowns made the trip to Durban on Tuesday.
Sundowns left Johannesburg on Tuesday headed to the coastal city of Durban for their tie against Golden Arrows.
Golden Arrows host Mamelodi Sundowns at the Princess Magogo Stadium on Wednesday. Kick-off is at 19h30.
The Bafana Bafana star midfielder, Teboho Mokoena , was reportedly left behind in Johannesburg.
The former SuperSport United anchorman has picked three yellow cards and risked missing the Nedbank Cup weekend tie.
Sundowns play Stellenbosch FC in the Nedbank Cup quarterfinal at the Danie Craven Stadium on Sunday.
The Brazilians have already won the league title and are now pushing for the Nedbank Cup and the CAF Champions League.
Sundowns will be looking to return to winning ways after playing back-to-back goalless draws in the last two matches.
They were held by Cape Town City before Swallows also restricted them from scoring over the weekend.
Coach Rulani Mokwena will be looking to get the team scoring again as they prepare for the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Veteran midfielder Bongani Zungu admitted that the fact that they were not scoring was a huge concern.
“The team has gotten used to winning game after game, and the last two games we did not win but there are positives, such as not conceding goals. But lately, we have been working on scoring goals because it has been missing lately,” said Zungu.
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He warned his teammates that their opponents had performed well in recent games.
“They have some good players in the team, and this is a game that we want to use to bring back that winning mentality in the team because we don’t want to relax because we won the league already. We expect a really tough game and hopefully win it.”
Zungu featured against Swallows over the weekend after being introduced as a substitute. He is praying to get over his injury woes.