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UDa Gama uzimisele ukuthi iHighlands izinze kwiPremier­ship

- MINENHLE MKHIZE

UMQEQESHI weHighland­s Park, u-Owen Da Gama, akafuni iqembu lakhe libe yiyoyo.

IHighlands ikhale yemuka nesicoco seNational First Division (NFD) ngemuva kokubhudlu­za i-University of Pretoria ngo 5-1 eMakhulong Stadium, eGoli, ngempelaso­nto.

Ngesizini ezayo iHighlands izobe igijima ku-Absa Premiershi­p. Leli qembu ligawulwe yizembe esigabeni esikhulu ngesizini edlule.

“Ngeneme ngokubuyis­ela iHighlands Park esigabeni esikhulu. Inhloso yethu wukuthi sizinze.Into esiyibheki­le wukuthi iqembu lihlale esigabeni esikhulu, lingalokhu linyuka liphinde lehle. Okuhle wukuthi manje sesinaso isipiliyon­i,” kusho uDa Gama.

IHighlands isidlale imidlalo engu-18 ilandelana ingashaywa selokhu uDa Gama athatha izintambo zokuqeqesh­a.

“Nginenkont­ileka yeminyaka emibili neqembu ngakho asikho isidingo sokuthi ngithuke ngekusasa lami. Ngizimisel­e ngokwenza umsebenzi ofanayo nengawenza ngesikhath­i ngifaka iSilver Stars esigabeni esikhulu,” kusho uDa Gama.

IHighlands ivule igebe lamaphuzu angu-16 kwiBlack Leopards ehlezi endaweni yesibili kwi-log.

Amaqembu agijima kwiNFD asezolwela ukuzibekis­ela indawo kuma-play off. Phakathi kwamaqembu asembangwe­ni wamaplay off kukhona iLeopards, Real Kings, Jomo Cosmos, Witbank Spurs neTshakhum­a.

“Sizohlala phansi nezikhulu zeqembu senze uhlelo lwangesizi­ni ezayo. Uma sikhona isidingo sokuqinisa iqembu sizongena emakethe, “kusho uDa Gama.

IHighlands idle ubhedu kwiNFD ngabadlali abafana noTapuwa Kapini, Charlton Mashumba, Moeketsi Sekola, Pentjie Zulu noLindokuh­le Mbatha.

Bonke laba badlali bazakhele igama kwi-Absa Premiershi­p emaqenjini ahlukene.

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