Ukhumbula izikhathi ephethe iNyoka Eluhlazana uMatatazela

Omunye wabantu ababa yingxenye ya-AmaZulu FC ngesikhathi ethengwa uDkt uPatrick Sokhela ngowezi-2005, uJames “Matatazela” Dlamini, uthi akasoze azikhohlwe izikhathi ezimnandi ngesikhathi esasebenza kuSuthu yize zikhona lezo ezazinzima.

UDlamini wasebenza ku-AmaZulu njengeMeneja kusukela ngowezi-2005 kwaze kwaba ngowezi-2012. Washiya Usuthu ngoba eseya kuLamontville Golden Arrows.

AmaZulu adayiselwe uMnu uSandile Zungu ngesonto eledlule. Lokhu kusho ukuphela kokuthi Usuthu luphathwe umndeni wakwaSokhela obese kwenzeke iminyaka eli-16.

UDlamini uthe akasoze akulibale ukuhlala kwakhe ku-AmaZulu yize kwakukhona izikhathi lapho isimo sasibuye singahambi kahle.

“Okungiphatha kahle ukuthi AmaZulu awakaze abe nezinkinga zemali selokhu athengwa ubaba uSokhela. Asikaze sizwe ukuthi AmaZulu anenkinga yemali kodwa siyazi sonke ukuthi abelokhu ehlushwa yisimo sezembe. UZungu lo othenge Usuthu uyindoda esingayethemba. Ngiyethemba ukuthi konke kuzohamba kahle iqembu liqhubeke ngendlela enhle nehloniphekile,” kusho uDlamini.

Uthe abantu kumele bakuqonde ukuthi AmaZulu ayiqembu elikhulu nelihlale lifakelana ingcindezi. “Abantu abazofika ku-AmaZulu kumele babe nothando lweqembu. Kufanele balithande iqembu bazi ukuthi uma besebenza kuleli qembu bamele uZulu wonke. Uma usebenza kuSuthu kumele wazi ukuthi usebenzela iqembu eliyigugu kakhulu. Ngifisasengathi iqembu lingabuyela ekwenzeni kahle njengoba kuke kwenzeka phambilini. Sonke siyazi ukuthi Usuthu lwake lwenza kahle ngowe-1992 lunqoba indebe yeCoca Cola Cup,” kusho uDlamini.

Uthe ukuqonda kahle ukuthi kungani umndeni wakwaSokhela unqume ukulidayisa iqembu yize ungenayo inkinga yemali.

“Ubaba uSokhela useke wagula kakhulu. Ngeke umuntu omdala aze ahambe emhlabeni ngenxa yokuthi iqembu libuye lidliwe yizembe. Ngiyasiqonda isimo esenze ukuthi ubaba uSokhela alidedele iqembu,” kuchaza uDlamini.

Ezikhathini ezingezinhle ezikhunjulwa uDlamini ukuthi kwakubuye kufanele bafihle okwenzeka ngaphakathi eqenjini.

“Kunezikhathi lapho sasike singakhokheleki ngesikhathi nokuyinto okwakumele siqikelele ukuthi ayiphumeli ngaphandle. Wonke amaqembu ayaba nezinkinga ngakho njengomuntu owayekhulumela iqembu kwakumele ngikufihle okungekuhle.

Okuhleengikukhumbulayo ukuthi ubaba uSokhela wafika walimisa iqembungokubambisana noGraham O’Connor. Basebenza ngokubambisana okukhulu futhi sazithola siqeda kuTop 8 ngemuva kwesikhathi eside. Ngiyakhumbula ngesinye isikhathi sidlala neKaizer Chiefs uClive Barker eza kimina ezobuza okuthile bahhahhama abalandeli. Nokho ngemuva kwalokho wabonakala umphumela ngoba uJohn “Shoes”

Moshoeu walishaya igoli. Ngemuva komdlalo abalandeli beza kimi bangixhawula,” kubeka uDlamini.

“Ngiyakhumbula futhi sishaya iMamelodi Sundowns kuNedbank Cup. Nangesikhathi kukhona uNeil Tovey kuAmaZulu sasebenza kahle kakhulu”.

UDlamini uveze ukuthi wafika kuleli qembu ngemuvakokulandwa uZipho Dlangalala noThabo Dladla ngowe-2005.“Bangibona ngisasebenza e-University of Natal. Konke-ke okunye kwazenzekalela,” kusho uDlamini.

“Ngiyajabula ukuthi ngesikhathi ngishiya kuAmaZulu ngahamba iqembu lisendaweni ekahle yesikhombisa. Njengoba ngishilo ubaba uSokhela usegule kakhulu abuye alulame. Ukube iqembu lidliwe yizembe ubezolahlekelwa yimali eningi kakhulu. Wonke amaqembu ayaba nezinkinga njengayo yonke imindeni. Konke kumele kugcinwe ngaphakathi”.

Njengamanje uDlamini usebenzela iReal Kings njengeMeneja yeqembu. Uphethe ngokuthi ulufisela okuhlekodwa Usuthu ngoba luyiqembu elikhulu.

- nguSihle Ndlovu