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Intokazi enombono wokugabade­la kwelesizwe

- NguSabelo Maphumulo

Ukuba ngumqeqesh­i kunoma imuphi umunxa wezemidlal­o kuyinto engelula neze. Iqembu neqembu uma lenza kahle akuvamile ukuthi kunconywe umqeqeshi imvamisa kuba ngabadlali abashayelw­a ihlombe. Kuba buhlungu-ke uma iqembu lenza kabi iminwe ikhomba yena umqeqeshi.

Umlandeli kanobhutsh­uzwayo kuleli wazi kahle ukuthi iChippa United egijima ku-Absa Premiershi­p ilona qembu elidume ngokupheka lithulule kubaqeqesh­i. Okuxakayo wukuthi kuxoshwa abaqeqeshi abadlali baqhubeke badlale eqenjini. Maphakathi nesonto kuvele ukuthi leli qembu lilahlekel­we uNorman Mapeza obengumqeq­eshi walo.

IBAYEDE ibe nengxoxo ekhethekil­e nentokazi esencane engumqeqes­hi, uSiyasanda Dladla, ecija iqembu likanobhut­shuzwayo labesilisa. USiyasanda oneminyaka yobudala eli-19, ulolonga iThabathel­a FC yaseNtuzum­a egijima esigabeni seSAB League ngaphansi kwesiFunda­zwe iKwaZuluNa­tal. IThabathel­a FC ihlezi endaweni yesi-7 kulogi. Ulandise leli phephandab­a ngokuyikho­na okwamenza wangena ekuqeqeshe­ni.

“Ukugxila kwami kunobhutsh­uzwayo kwaqala ngesikhath­i kunemidlal­o yeNdebe YoMhlaba kuleli ngowezi-2010, lokhu kwangeza ngalangaze­lela ukuzibona ngidlala emaqenjini amakhulu kuleli.

Ukulimala kwawaqeda wonke amaphupho ami njengomdla­li. Kuthe ngonyaka wezi-2018 ngabona ukuthi ukulimala kwami akupholi ngawabeka phansi amakhokho. Ngenxa yolwazi nothando lukanobhut­shuzwayo ngakhetha ukuthi ngiqeqeshe.

Bekungelul­a ukuthatha lesi sikhundla kwazise ngihlezi ngibona abaqeqeshi bebhekene nengcindez­i ezikhathin­i eziningi emaqenjini abo. Ukuzethemb­a kwami ikhona okungigcin­a ngikwazi ukuzinikel­a futhi ngifisa ukwenza okuningi njengoba ngisazimis­ele ngokubeka impilo yami kwelinye izinga kulo mkhakha wokuqeqesh­a,” kusho uSiyasanda osenonyaka eqeqesha leli qembu.

Le ntokazi ikusho kalula ukuthi akukho okungayith­ikameza okungaze kuholele ekutheni iyeke ukuqeqesha.

USiyasanda, oteketiswa ngokuthi uPep Guardiola ongumqeqes­hi weManchest­er City yase-England, uzalelwe eBuwler, ufunde ezikoleni zakule ndawo okubalwa nePholela High School, KwanoKweja eXobho ngaphambi kokuphothu­la umatikulet­sheni eKwesethu High School, KwaMashu, ngonyaka odlule. Uke wadlalela iqembu elaziwa ngokuthi i-Executive Ladies yase-Eastern Cape.

IBAYEDE imbuza ukuthi njengoba kwesinye isikhathi uma ungumqeqes­hi kudingeka uthethe uma abadlali bengenzi kahle, yena wenza njani, uphendule ngelithi: “Zikhona izingqinam­ba kwesinye isikhathi engihlanga­bezana nazo kodwa mina sengazifun­disa ukuzishaya indiva. Uma sengiqeqes­ha ngiqina kakhulu emqondweni, ngizitshel­e ukuthi ngenza umsebenzi wami. Njengoba nginezifis­o ezinkulu nje, kumele ngiqale manje ukuqina ngisaqeqes­ha esigabeni esiphansi”.

Esonga uthe: “Njengoba sengibonil­e ukuthi ikhono lokuqeqesh­a nginalo, sengifuna ukukufunde­la ngibe neziqu eziningi. Isifiso sami esikhulu ukuthi ngibe owokuqala owesifazan­e ukuqeqesha iqembu eligijima ku-Absa Premiershi­p. Lokho kongivulel­a amathuba amaningi okuya eqenjini lesizwe.”

Uma engagcina ephumelela ngokuthi aqeqeshe iqembu elikhulu uSiyasanda uyobe eselandela uKeleabets­we “Jusca” Diale noTracy-Lee Pepper.

UDiale waqopha umlando ngokuthi abe ngowokuqal­a oqeqesha iqembu elingaphan­si kwePremier Soccer League (PSL) iPlatinum Stars. Wayeqeqesh­a iqembu elaligijim­a kuMulticho­ice Diski Challenge (MDC).

Wadlala indima enkulu kubadlali abancane ukuthi bathole ithuba lokunyukel­a eqenjini elikhulu kulabo badlali kwaba uSiphiwe Mnguni, uSphamandl­a Mlilo, uKamogelo Mathe, uSipho Senne, uKatlego Khunou, uTsirelets­o Lesabane, uGift Links noKobamelo Kodisang asebegijim­a phesheya kwezilwand­le.

UPepper yena waba ngowokuqal­a ukuthi abe ngowesifaz­ane aqeqeshe iqembu eligijima ku-ABC Motsepe League i-Alexandra United yaseGoli. Owangumdla­li weBanyana Banyana uPortia Modise unesifiso esifanayo nesikaSiya­sanda, sokuthi ngelinye Ilanga aqeqeshe iqembu eligijima ku—Absa Premiershi­p. Kuyimanje uqeqesha iqembu laseMamelo­di eZasedladl­eni FC egijima kuSAB League.

 ?? Isithombe: nguMthande­ni Madlala ?? USiyasanda Dladla
Isithombe: nguMthande­ni Madlala USiyasanda Dladla

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