OMUNYE wabadlali abanogazi ebholeni laseNingizimu Afrika, uThemba “Mshishi” Zwane, weMamelodi Sundowns uyachazeka uma ebona ‘intwana’ yakhe, uPatrick “Tito” Maswanganyi, we-Orlando Pirates ilihlikihla kuchwaze izinkulungwane zabalandeli bebhola laseNingizimu Afrika.
Kusukela uMaswanganyi efikile kwiPirates ngoJulayi nyakenye, esuka kwiSuperSport United, usephenduke esinye sezithandwa kubalandeli baleli qembu.
UMaswanganyi ushayele iPirates elinye lamagoli edle ngawo isicoco seNedbank Cup kwiSundowns ngempelasonto edlule eMbombela Stadium, eNelspruit.
Inkundla yaseMbombela ivulwe uMaswanganyi kowamanqamu ngephenathi etholwe nguyena ngaphambi kokuthi uRelebogile Mofokeng ashayelele isipikili sokugcina.
Ngaphandle kokulihlikihla kuchwaze abalandeli bePirates, uMaswanganyi ukhombise izimpawu zokuba omunye wabadlali abamqoka kuleli qembu ngenxa yamagoli alishayele wona nalawo awakhele ozakwabo isizini yonke ngokwahlukana kwemiqhudelwano.
UMaswanganyi, ofike kweZimnyama esuka kwiSuperSport United, ufike wazifaka ezinhliziyweni zabalandeli bePirates ngokuyisiza iqede endaweni yesibili kwi-log okuhamba negunya lokudlala kwiCaf Champions League.
UTito (okuyisiteketiso sakhe) ungomunye wabadlali elike livele igama labo uma kukhulunywa ngokuvala isikhala sikaZwane eqenjini lesizwe, iBafana Bafana, kwazise iminyaka isiyamshiya lo mdlali weSundowns.
Ngesikhathi uZwane ekhuluma nabezindaba eChloorkop ngaphambi kowamanqamu weNedbank, ubuzwe nangobudlelwano bakhe noMaswanganyi.
“Wonke umuntu owuqondayo unobhutshuzwayo uyazi ukuthi uMaswanganyi ungomunye wabadlali beqophelo eliphezulu kwiligi,” kusho uZwane.
“Ngizishaya isifuba ngaye kwazise siqhamuka elokishini elilodwa (eTembisa). Ngijabule ngendlela afike waziveza ngayo kwelinye lamaqembu athathwa njengamakhulu kuleli.
“Ngimjabulele kakhulu. Ngesikhathi ngigcina ukukhuluma naye ngimkhumbuzile ukuthi akaqhubeke nomsebenzi omuhle awenza kule sizini.
“Intwana yaseKasi ngakho-ke kumnandi ukumbona esimele ngendlela egculisayo. Ngizishaya isifuba ngaye,” kuphetha uZwane.
Amagalelo kaMaswanganyi abonakele kule sizini njengoba eqokelwe naseminxeni ehlukene kumaPSL Awards. Uzobanga koweDStv Premiership Player’s Player of the Season, Midfielder of the Season, MTN 8 Last Man Standing, neNedbank Cup Player of the Tournament.