Manqoba Mngqithi Says Sundowns Will Dedicate 16 Matches To Ngcongca!
This will be done to commemorate the life of Anele Ngcongca. The first of the 16 matches was at home to Stellenbosch on Saturday.
Manqoba Mngqithi Says Sundowns Will Dedicate 16 Matches To Ngcongca! They will continue to commemorate his life in the next 15 matches of the season.
Mamelodi Sundowns and KRC Genk in Belgium have already retired the number 16 shirts for their respective clubs.
Following Sundowns’ 3-0 win over Stellenbosch on Saturday, Manqoba Mngqithi confirmed that the club will dedicate the next 15 games to Anele Ngcongca.
“We are also going to dedicate the next 16 games to Anele, which started with the against Stellenbosch, to make sure that we live up to his attributes as a player,” Mngqithi told the media after the game.
“He had qualities of selflessness, humility and competitiveness because he never wanted to lose and he became very angry even when he lost in small sided games.
“He was a competitive and happy person who made the change room look better with his jokes, and was also a mentor to all the youngsters.
“We really believe that with all those attributes, he deserves to be celebrated because he is a legend in the country and he has played about 50 matches for Bafana Bafana.
“He has played so many matches, he has won three league championships with Sundowns and that is big according to our standards.
“We still believe that he could have given more to the game and this is what we have decided as a team.
“The management has been on top of things by making sure that we get everything that we requested. The president (Patrice Motsepe) has also been supportive because Anele was a big figure and a soldier who served Sundowns and the national team with distinction.”
Mamelodi Sundowns begin their CAF journey in the new month of December.
Manqoba Mngqithi Says Sundowns Will Dedicate 16 Matches To Ngcongca!
