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UMPHEFUMULO kaLesiba John “Shoes” Moshoeu uphume enezinkakha zebhola eNingizimu Afrika ayeyibambe nazo iBafana Bafana igila izimanga ngo-1996 idla isicoco se-Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) iholwa wuClive “The Dog” Barker.
Ngemuva kancane kokutshaya kuka-3 ntambama izolo, iqalile yasabalala imibiko ebithi omunye wabadlali abathathwa njengabaseqophelweni eliphezulu kwabazalelwa eNingizimu Afrika, uShoes Moshoeu (49), akasekho emhlabeni ngemuva kokuphathwa wumdlavuza wesisu.
UMoshoeu utshone phambi kukaMark Williams, Linda “Mercedes Benz” Buthelezi loPhilemon “Chippa” Masinga bonke ayeyibambe labo iBafana idla isicoco sayo sokuqala emuva kokubuyiselwa emidlalweni yomhlaba.
Omunye obekhona kwenzeka lokhu nguGardener Seale loGerald Sibeko oseyisikhulu seKaizer Chiefs, iqembu uMoshoeu azakhele kulo ugazi ngaphambi kokuya emadlelweni aluhlaza eTurkey.
UBarker, obezwakala ukuthi izindaba ziyamgulisa, nguyena otshele Isolezwe ukuthi uMoshoeu utshonele phambi kwabangani bakhe labomndeni.
“Sekuvele kwaphenduka isisu. Okungethusa kakhulu yikuthi kade ngiyombona ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, akazange akhombise ukuthi sekukubi kakhulu. Ngiyajabula nokho ngoba utshonele phambi kwabantu abebemthanda.
“Ziyangigulisa lezi zindaba. Kufana lokutshonelwa yindodana. Ngithi abaduduzeke abomndeni wakhe. Engiyohlale ngikukhumbula ngaye wukumbona etshiya amadoda elele okwakulandelwa yijezi lakhe elalimvala ubuso egijima bemlandela ozakwabo kuBafana esetshaye igoli. Ngo-1996 wayefana lombhidisi wekhwaya. UShoes loDoctor (Khumalo) bangenzela umsebenzi wami waba lula ngo-1996,” kutsho uBarker.
Isolezwe alizange liphumelele ukuthola uDoctor ukuthi uphawula uthini ngokudlula emhlabeni komdlali abanengi abebemazi njengomngani wakhe.
“Ngiyaxolisa ngeke ngikwazi ukuphawula. Kusemqoka ukuthi umqondo wami wonke ugxile emdlalweni engibhekene lawo kusasa (etsho izolo),” litsho kanje iphini lomqeqetshi weChiefs.
USihlalo we-Orlando Pirates nePSL, u-Irvin Khoza, uthe uMoshoeu ubeyisibonelo kubona bonke abadlali ngokuziphatha uma udlala unobhutshuzwayo okhokhelayo.
“Ubewuhlobo olungandile kubadlali bebhola. Lolu hlobo luhlala isikhathi eside kulomdlalo kodwa iminyaka ingatsho lutho endleleni oludlala ngayo. Umdlalo webhola ubewudlala ngendlela yena athanda ngayo. Indlela yakhe yokudlala ibhola ibihlukile kulabanye.
“KuBafana ubeziphethe ngendlela efanele. Ukudlula kwakhe emhlabeni kufanele kube yisifundo kwabanye abadlali ukuthi kusuke kuthiwani uma kuthiwa abaziphathise okwabadlali bebhola elikhokhelayo. SiyiPirates lePSL sithi abaduduzeke abomndeni wakhe,” kutsho uKhoza.
Omunye wabadlali owadlala laye kuBafana ngo-1996 waphinde wadlala naye eTurkey, uHelman “Midnight Express”
Mkhalele, uthe ulahlekelwe ngumngani obemfundisa okunengi ngempilo hayi ngebhola kuphela.
“Ngisathukile (etsho izolo). Ngithole ucingo manje ngikude. Ngilahlekelwe ngumfowethu engifunde lukhulu kuyena ngomdlalo webhola nangempilo. Ubengikhuthaza ngitsho engatshongo lutho kimi. Uyohlale njalo esenhliziyweni yami,” kutsho uMkhalele.
UMoshoeu uqale emaqenjini aphansi eChiefs kodwa amchitha wase edlulela kuGiant Blackpool lapho efike wagqama khona noFani Madida noJury Bantwana.
Ubuyele kuChiefs wase edlulela eTurkey. Uwadlalele naMaZulu kodwa uzakhele ugazi kubantu baseNingizimu Afrika ngemilingo abeyenza ngo-1996 iBafana yaze yadla isicoco.
