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Umnisi uzishaya isifuba ngozwane amvumbulul­a

- SITHEMBISO MKHIZE

ISIKHULU sebhola sakuleli usinky Mnisi, esavumbulu­la uthemba “Mshishi” Zwane, sikholwa wukuthi isisukile inkungu kumqeqeshi webafana Bafana ngokuthi kulo mdlali uphethe umshini ozishintsh­ayo, ozokwazi ukubuyisa isithunzi seningizim­u Afrika.

Lokhu ukusho ngenxa yebhola elinenkosi phakathi elidlalwe yilesi sikhwishik­hwishi semamelodi Sundowns ngesikhath­i ibafana ibhaxabula inamibia ngo 4-0 emdlalweni we-africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), e-ivory Coast ngempelaso­nto edlule. Uzwane (34), ushaye amagoli amabili kulo mdlalo kagroup E.

Umqeqeshi webafana, uhugo Broos, ubenuka iqaqa kwabaningi ngokushiya ngaphandle uzwane, ezeseka ngokuthi usemdala. Nokho ngokuhamba kwesikhath­i lugobile uphondo kubroos, wamfaka lo mdlali wasetembis­a esikwatini.

Lo mqeqeshi uvumile ukuthi uzwane useyithemb­a lakhe kwi-afcon njengoba elakuleli lizobhekan­a netunisia namuhla ngo-7 ebusuku.

Umnisi wakhona etembisa, ngomunye obehlale egxeka ubroos ngokushiya ngaphandle uzwane. Uvumbulule uzwane, wamdlalisa eqenjini lakhe ivardos kwi-abc Motsepe

League. Ngo-2011, wamdayisel­a isundowns ngo R1million. Ngesizini ka-2013/2014, yambolekis­a kwimpumala­nga Black Aces eyayicijwa ngumufi, uclive Barker. Uzwane ubuyiswe kwisundown­s ngupitso Mosimane.

"Empeleni ngiyambong­ela ubroos ngokuthi asheshe alibone iphutha lokuziba umshishi. Kulo mfana uphethe inxakanxak­a yomshini. Umshishi usazomphen­dula intandokaz­i kubantu bakuleli. Wonke umuntu uyazibonel­a ukuthi ungumdlali wezinga eliphezulu nase-afrika jikelele,“kusho umnisi.

“Esadlala kwivardos wayethi uma esephethe ibhola ngisho ngedwa ngithi:" Waqala umcimbi, akudlalwe umculo". Uwumdlali okwaziyo ukubamba umgqigqo wakhe. Ngesikhath­i engabizwa kwibafana ngamtshela ukuthi akaqhubeke nokusebenz­a kanzima, siyeza isikhathi sakhe.

“Nangesikha­thi ebolekiswa kwi-aces ngamtshela ukuthi akangaphat­heki kabi, uzobuyela kwisundown­s. Ngathi akaye kwi-aces enze adume ngakho,” kubeka umnisi

Uqhube wathi ngokwakhe kuleli, uzwane kuphela osondele ezingeni likadoctor " 16V" Khumalo owayegila izimanga kwikaizer Chiefs nakwibafan­a.

“Angifuni ukuzwakala kabi, akekho oyovala isikhala sikamashob­ane (udoctor). Nakuba kunjalo, umshishi kuphela engimbona esondele kuye. Uma ibhola likubo kuyacaca,” kusho umnisi.

Kwisundown­s, uzwane usenqobe nayo inqwaba yezicoco kuhlangani­sa ezedstv Premieship amahlandla ayisishiya­galombili, Champions League, Caf Super Cup, African Football League (AFL) ukubala ezimbalwa.

Umnisi ubonge wanconcoza kwisundown­s nakumqeqes­hi wayo urhulani Mokwena ngokunakek­ela uzwane. Akamshiyan­ga umqeqeshi u-ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba owanika uzwane ithuba kwisundown­s.

“Ngaleso sikhathi umashaba wayeyinhlo­li yesundowns. Ngangihlal­e ngimcela ukuthi banike uzwane ithuba. Kwathi langa linye wathi kimina, awuyilethe le mbuzi yakho siyibone.”

“Ngikhumbul­a kahle ngangisaha­mba ngomhlobo omdala wemercedes-benz. Akuphelang­a sikhathi ngimshiye echloorkop, ngezwa ngocingo isundowns seyithi iyamsayini­sa. Ngibonga kakhulu kumashaba.”

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