Linda Ximba
Umgadli omusha waMaZulu FC, uHellings “Gabadinho” Mhango, useveze ukuthi useke wathola izicelo zokuyodlala e-Europe ngaphambi kokuthi ajoyine leli qembu laseThekwini.
Kodwa esikhundleni salokho, i-Orlando Pirates anenkontileka yeminyaka emibili nayo, ayizange ikuvumele lokho.
Ekhuluma ne-Scrolla.Africa ngesikhathi edlalela i-Malawi kwi-Cosafa Cup eThekwini, uMhango akazange abufihle abuhlungu abuzwa ngokuhluleka ukuya e-Europe.
“Ngingakuqinisekisa ukuthi nganginezicelo ezivela e-France, e-Germany, e-Spain kanye nase-Belgium kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngoba ngangisenenkontileka yeminyaka emibili nePirates, mhlawumbe yingakho ngingazange ngikhululwe. Lokho kubuhlungu ngoba kuyiphupho lawo wonke umdlali ukudlala e-Europe.
Nangaphambi kokuthi ngamukele isicelo saMaZulu, iChiefs kanye neSundowns babengfuna kodwa iPirates yangithumela kuMaZulu,” kusho uMhango.
UMhango uphinde wathi iMamelodi Sundowns yayimfuna kodwa iPirates yamthumela kuMaZulu.
Lo mgadli odumile ubonakale kakhulu maphakathi nesizini ngesikhathi abaqeqeshi bePirates uMandla Ncikazi noFadlu Davids bemhlalisa ebhentshini yize edlale kahle eqenjini lesizwe lase-Malawi.
Ngemuva kobuqhawe bakhe kwi-Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) ebise-Cameroon lapho ashaye khona amagoli amathathu emidlalweni emithathu, bekulindeleke ukuthi aqokwe kakhulu emidlalweni.
Kodwa uhlale ebhentshini lePirates isikhathi eside kanti lo mdlali (29) angase ahambe unomphela e-Soweto.
Ekupheleni kwesizini uMhango ugcine ephumile kwiPirates washintshaniswa nomdlali wasemuva uThapelo Xoki.
Lo mdlali owake wadlalela iBloemfontein Celtic kanye neLamontville Golden Arrows uthe useyibeke ngemuva intukuthelo yakhe ngePirates.
“Okwenzeka esikhathini esidlule mhlawumbe kusho ukuthi bengihloselwe ukudlula kukho. Ukuba kuMaZulu manje kunginika elinye ithuba lokuveza amakhono ami. Kungenzeka ukuthi ngineminyaka engu-29 okwamanje kodwa isifiso sokuyodlala phesheya kwezilwandle asikapheli.
“Ngikubheke ngabomvu ukuhlala kahle kuMaZulu nokusiza iqembu ukuthi lifeze elikufunayo,” esho.