Following his man-of-the-match award, new Orlando Pirates signing Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo thanked the club’s management for believing in his expertise and bringing him again to be a part of the Soweto giants.
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Ndlondlo pulled an awesome efficiency in his Pirates debut, the place the Buccaneers performed to a goalless draw in opposition to Mamelodi Sundowns in the first leg of the MTN8 semi-finals at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday.
The new Pirates midfielder performed like he has been a part of the Buccaneers for months, as he slotted in the attacking position so properly serving to the Soweto giants each in defence and assault.
“I would like to thank the almighty for the talent and the opportunity, and secondly I would like to thank the Orlando Pirates family for believing in me and bringing me into the team,” mentioned the midfielder.
“What a way to welcome myself in the team, getting a debut, being named man-of-the-match, putting in a great performance. I think it was a way for me to say thank you to the Pirates family.”
Reflecting on the match, Ndlondlo believes that Pirates deserved to win the tie having created extra goal-scoring possibilities than Sundowns.
“Coming back to the game, I think it was a great game. We really fought as a team and we deserved to win because we created chances but it was unfortunate that we could not score. But we will take it (the draw) and plan for the next one (the second leg),” he added.
The return leg of the MTN8 semi-final will probably be performed on 22 October.
Pirates return to the DStv Premiership motion this week with an away conflict in opposition to Sekhukhune United on Tuesday.
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