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Unozinti we-Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila uBrighton Mhlongo wamukele ukuthatha kwakhe umhlalaphansi ngenkani ngezinyembezi nokumamatheka okudabukisayo.
“Ungenzani? Ngikwamukele ukuthi ngeke ngikwazi ukwenza engikuthanda kakhulu,” kusho uMhlongo okhathazekile.
“Konke ngikushiyela kuNkulunkulu. Uyena owazi ikusasa lethu.”
Lo nozinti oneminyaka engama-30 ulimale iso lakhe lapho eziqeqesha ngesonto eledlule futhi watshelwa ngudokotela ukuthi ngeke esakwazi ukudlala ibhola.
Lezi zindaba zize ngaphambi komdlalo wamanqamu we-Nedbank Cup omqoka abazowudlala ne-Chippa United e-Free State ngoMgqibelo ebusuku.
Ngobusuku, uhlangothi lukaMhlongo lunqobile, ngakho-ke kube ubusuku obumnandi obumunyu futhi.
“Bekumnandi ukubona abafana besebenza kanzima ngenkathi bedlala ne-Chippa futhi bayifanele le ndebe,” esho.
“Benginethemba lokuthi ngizobonakala ukuze sikwazi ukuwina le ndebe. Ngiyethemba ukuthi ukuwina kuzofaka umoya eqenjini futhi sizonqoba usongo lokwehliswa yizembe.”
Umqeqeshi we-TTM uDylan Kerr ukuqinisekisile ukuthi iqembu lingathola indima kuMhlongo.
“Kwakunzima ukuthi amukele kodwa ngenhlanhla ungumfana onesibindi,” kusho uKerr.
“Ngaphambi komdlalo wamanqamu wenze inkulumo kubadlali ebithuthukisa isimilo nobunye beqembu.”
Uthe uMhlongo ngeke anganakeki ngokuzayo.
“Kumhlukumeze kakhulu ukuma phambi kozakwabo azi ukuthi ngeke aphinde adlale ibhola,” kusho uKerr.
“Wenze inkulumo ekhethekile namuhla engicabanga ukuthi ibasize kakhulu ukwenza ngendlela abenze ngayo.”