Sphamandla Gumede
Ulandwe esedlala esigabeni sama-amesha owayengumdlali weMamelodi Sundowns uLuyolo Nomandela osethole ikhaya elisha kwiChippa United.
IChilli Boys inikeze uNomandela inkontileka yeminyaka emibili. Umqeqeshi oyibamba uSiyabulela Gwambi uthi lomdlali uzoba wusizo olukhulu eqenjini.
“Siyajabula ngokuqinisa isikwati sethu ngomdlali onethalente futhi onesipiliyoni. UNomandela uzodlala indima enkulu eqenjini lethu kulesizini,” kuchaza uGwambi.
UNomandela washisa izikhotha esayibamba kwiFree State Stars. Izinto zakhe zatsheka esejoyine iSundowns, eyamkhuhlisa ibhentshi yaze yamdedela ngo-Okthoba 2016. Lomdlali ulandele ngokujoyina iCape Town City nayo eyamchitha ngemuva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa. Kusukela lapho, ubesebamba amatoho kumaligi ama-amesha.
IChippa imgubhe phansi kwiBCM Stars, okuyiqembu elidlala esigabeni se-ABC Motsepe League esifundazweni sase-Eastern Cape. UNomandela uthi kuyamjabulisa ukuthola elinye ithuba ebholeni elikhokhelayo.
“Ngijabule kakhulu ngokujoyina iChippa. Ngifisa ukubonga uSihlalo nethimba labaqeqeshi kwiBCM Stars ngokukholelwa kimi. Ngiyazi ngifike eqenjini elidonsa kanzima. Angeke ngizifakele ingcindezi ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi ngisayine eqenjini kulo elihlome ngabaqeqeshi abanohlonze, abadlali abasezingeni kanye nezikhulu eziwaziyo umsebenzi.
Ngiyajabula ukujoyina iqembu lasekhaya e-Eastern Cape. Ngibonga USihlalo ngokunginikeza ithuba. Uyena okhulume nami, wangitshela ukuthi unginikeza lelithuba. Ngiyabonga kwizikhulu zeqembu,” kuchaza uNomandela.
Lomdlali uzobe esekulungele ukudlala uma iChippa isitholana neSundowns ngomhlaka 12 Ephreli.