MAPFUMO EXPLAINS GOAL CELEBRATION
POLOKWANE City forward, Douglas Mapfumo has revealed the message behind his goal celebration at Richards Bay on Saturday.
Mapfumo opened the scoring but sadly his side ended on the receiving end in a five-goal thriller.
That was the end of the road in the first round of the Nedbank Cup for Mapfumo and his teammates.
This was the Zimbabwean forward’s fourth goal of the season.
He has struggled for goals despite enjoying a promising start.
The 23-year-old had last scored in September last year before suffering a dreadful injury that kept him on the sidelines for nearly two months.
Club chairman Johnny Magaladi made a bet with the players that if they eliminated Richards Bay from the knockout competition, he was going to travel to Johannesburg by road.
“Our chairman doesn’t want to travel by road and he promised us many things if we had gotten the better of our opponents.
“But the condition we liked the most was witnessing him traveling back to Jo’burg by road because he is always flying.
“And, it is unfortunate that we will have to wait for another day.
“Everyone was disappointed with the loss, we really wanted to progress to the next round, but it wasn’t our day,” said Mapfumo.
Polokwane City will host Orlando Pirates on Saturday.
They are sitting eighth on the DStv Premiership table, and they are just two points behind the Buccaneers.
“I was becoming worried because I was doing everything, but the goals were not coming, and I think last weekend’s goal was the icebreaker.
“I think the confidence is back, and playing against Pirates gives you the drive to showcase your ability.”