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OweChippa uncoma uSiphelo Baloni abambolekwe yiPirates

Umqeqeshi weChippa United, uThabo September, uncome umdlali wasesiswini uSiphelo Baloni ngomthelela abe nawo eqenjini lakhe kule sizini.

USiphelo Baloni ujoyine iChilli Boys ebolekiswe yi-Orlando Pirates ekuqaleni kwesizini ka-2024/25.

Lo mdlali oneminyaka engu-25 ubudala ubefuna ukudlala njalo ngemuva kokuzabalaza ukuthola ijezi kwiPirates.

Wadlala imidlalo engu-13 kuphela ngesizini yakhe yokuqala ngaphansi komqeqeshi wePirates uJose Riveiro.

KwiChippa, uSiphelo Baloni uthole isiqalo esisha futhi wabonakala emidlalweni engu-19 kuyo yonke imiqhudelwano kuze kube manje.

Ushaye igoli elilodwa, wasizwa ukwakhela ozakwabo elilodwa ngaphambi kokulimala kabi ngoMashi.

Ukugcina kwakhe ukubonakala edlala kungesikhathi iChippa ibambana neRichards Bay, okuwumdlalo alimala kuwo.

Naphezu kwalokho, uSepthemba ukholwa ukuthi uSiphelo Baloni ubambe elikhulu iqhaza ekusebenzeni kahle kweChippa kule sizini.

“Usenzele kahle, kube yibhadi nje ukuthi alimele,” kusho uSepthemba ngalo mdlali.

“Kodwa ngesikhathi ekhona wenze kahle kakhulu eqenjini. Ungesinye sezizathu esenze sakwazi ukuphuma esimweni esibi kusasele imidlalo emine noma emihlanu.

“Siphumile endaweni yezembe ngenxa yabadlali abafana naye – ngakho usisize kakhulu,” kuqhuba uSeptember.

Njengoba indawo yeChippa esigabeni esiphezulu sebhola ivikelekile, uSeptember uthi sebedinga ukubheka emakethe ukuze baqinise iqembu labo ukulungiselela isizini ezayo.

“Impela, sidinga ukulivuselela iqembu, kodwa angikhali kakhulu, sineqembu elihle kakhulu.

“Sinabadlali abasebancane nasebekhulile, ngakho-ke sinengxube enhle, ikakhulukazi indlela abancane abenze ngayo engxenyeni yesibili yesizini,” kwengeza yena.

“Kuyasikhuthaza ngempela futhi kuhle kithi njengethimba labaqeqeshi nekilabhu yebhola. 

“Ngakho-ke, sidinga nje ukuqinisa lapha nalaphaya ngokuthi singene emakethe ukuze sibheke abadlali abanezinga elingcono uma sifuna ukuba nesizini enhle lwelandelayo.”

Uthe bahlela ukuqala ukusebenzisa abadlali abahlela ukubagcina ngesizini ezayo emidlalweni yabo esele kule sizini. 

Njengamanje iChippa isendaweni yesishiyagalombili ngamaphuzu angu-30 emidlalweni engu-26 yeligi kuze kube manje.

“Kufanele siqale ukwakhela isizini ezayo, siqale ukusebenzisa abadlali esifuna ukuba nabo noma esibabheke ngesizini ezayo futhi sithole okungcono kakhulu emidlalweni emibili esele. 

“Sidlala neMarumo Gallants ekuhambeni, bese sivala ngeSundowns ekhaya,” kwengezwe uSeptember.