Umgibeli wePretoria Callies, uMoses Malada, uphumelele ukunika umnxeba ophilayo kumphakathi ngenxa yokudlula kwendoda enkulu yezeMidlalo yaseMzantsi Afrika, uLucas ‘Masterpieces’ Moripe, ophumelele imisebenzi emihle kwiindawo zeMidlalo, ikakhulu kwiThe Romans kunye neOrlando Pirates.
Lo mfanekiso ophilayo, owasinda ngempela kwihlabathi lemidlalwano yaseMzantsi Afrika, wakholelwa ukuba umthetho wokukhangela ibhola mnyama ungabuyela kudala. Wafa ngoMgqibelo emzini wakhe eAtteridgeville, eshiyeke umphakathi wezemidlalo uhleli umnqweno.
UMoripe ubebonakaliswe ngokungaphili kakuhle, kwaye ubekhokela impilo yakhe kwiikhawuntari zokuthintela, emva kokudlula kwi stroke encinci. Oku kukhokelela ukuqaqamba kwemiphumo emibi yeinjongo yokuphosa iimpempe zomlenze ezaziyikhona ezasisivela kumjikelo wokuphila, ophumelele ukuma kwezemidlalo kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo phakathi kweminyaka ye1980s.
UMalada, owawuphila ixesha elide engumlandeli weMidlalo, wenza umphakathi wazi ukuba ubuhlungu obukhulu bukhona ngenxa yokuphuma komphakathi onobuchule obukhulu obungaboni. Uvakalisa ukungonwabi ngenxa yokulahleka komntu onobuchule obungapheliyo.
Uveze ukuba ukushiyeka kukaMoripe kuyakubangela ubunzima obukhulu kwiMidlalo yaseMzantsi Afrika, kwaye wenza umyalezo wokududuzisa opholileyo kwiintsapho kunye nabahlobo bakhe.
U-PRETORIA CALLIES UTHUMELA UBUZWE KUMPHATHI WENKQUBO YOMBHLOBO U-LUCAS MORIPE
“Kufuneka ndibe neembuyekezo, ndiyavuma, ndiyadlala, kuba,” utshilo uMalada emoyeni ophezulu kwi FARost. “Uyi mntu ohlala engenza ndibe namandla, ngakumbi xa iqela lingahambi kakuhle.
“Wayebiza kwaye ethi, hayi, ‘ungapheli, qhubeka, ibhola imnandi.’ Wayengutata; wayengumntwana; wayengumeluleki, uyazi.”
Umphathiswa weCallies uphinde wabonisa ukuba uMoripe wayengumthombo ongenamkhawulo wokukhuthaza kunye nokuxhasa iqela njengoko baqhubeka bejolise ekufumaneni ukuhamba kwiBetway Premiership.
Ngokutsho kukaMalada, abadlali bePretoria Callies baye baxhumana ukuze beveze umyalezo wokududuzisa kunye nokukhumbuza ukuba bahlala bephumeza iqumrhu likaMoripe.
“Ndiyakwazi ukuqinisekisa ukuba nokuba abantwana [abadlali beCallies] namhlanje bekuthumela imiyalezo bejolise kum, bezama ukundibona njani njengomntu. Baphinde baziveza ukuba bahlala bechaza indlela abavuma ngayo ukuba basebenze ngempumelelo kuye,” utshilo uMalada.
“Abanye bokuqhubeka bazi ngaye kwaye bahlangana naye xa sisenze umjikelo wethu wokuqala we [2024/25] umjikelo [eMotsepe Foundation Championship]. Sidlale umjikelo kwiLucas stadium phambi kweLeruma United. Samcela ukuba ube nathi emjikeni. Wabukela umjikelo wethu kwaye wahlangana nabadlali. Wabakhuthaza ukuba benze ngcono kuloo mjikelo kwaye bahlala behamba. Ngoko iqela lihlala lisenza umphakathi wakhe.”
U-LUCAS MORIPE: UTHANDAWE WEZEMIDLALO
Uveliswe eAtteridgeville, eGauteng, uMoripe ubenobuchule obukhulu kumphakathi wezemidlalo waseMzantsi Afrika ngexesha leminyaka ye-1970s kunye ne-1980s. Ubuqhawe bakhe obungaqhelekanga bamenze waba yi “Thandawe Wezemidlalo” kumathandabuzo akhulisa umjolo.
Uhambo lukaMoripe lokuphuma kwiimidlalo zamacala lwaqala ngePretoria Callies ngonyaka ka-1971, ngokutsho kweSouth African History Online. Ukusebenza kwakhe okuhle kwabuyisela ukwanda, waphumelela ukhetho lweNPSL Player of the Year ngonyaka ka-1973. Ngonyaka ofanayo, wakhokela uNPSL Invitation XI ngokuchasene neBritish All-Stars XI ethwethwe nguRodney Marsh. Ukuziphatha kukaMoripe kwavuma ukhetho lweMidlalo kaNyaka kwaye kwangena ekuthatheni uCaroline Hills eHong Kong.
Ngonyaka ka-1981, uMoripe wajoyina iPirates. Nangona kunjalo, umjikelo wakhe wokudlala wakhawulelwa kukuphazamiseka kwemilenze engapheliyo.
Ngaxeshanye, ukuchaza igama lesikhumbuzo seMidlalo eAtteridgeville ngokuba nguLucas ‘Masterpieces’ Moripe Stadium emva kokuphakathi ngonyaka ka-2010 kuyiye umphathiswa wesibini owenziwa ngaye, emva kokuba igama lendawo lishiywe ngaye.
Umyalezo wokuhlonipha uMoripe uyaqhubeka, kunye neMamelodi Sundowns kunye neSuperSport United phakathi kweqela le-PSL ukunikezela umyalezo wokududuzisa kwiintsapho zikaMoripe kunye nabathandi bakhe.
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Le post yePretoria Callies umgibeli uphumelele umnxeba kumphakathi ngenxa yokudlula kwendoda yezeMidlalo uLucas Moripe iboniswe kuqala kwiSoccerBets.
Umphakathi wezemidlalo unokubonisa ngokucacileyo umphumo wengqondo nokubhaliweyo uLucas ‘Masterpieces’ Moripe, owaba yinkokheli eneneni kwiminyhadala yethu yezeMidlalo. Ukudlula kwakhe kudala ubuhlungu obukhulu kwiintsapho nabathanda imidlalo, kodwa, okukhulu nangakumbi, kufuna ukuba siphonononge umphumo obalulekileyo, ohlangothini lwezempilo nosapho.
Uphawu olukhulu kumsebenzi wenkundla yezeMidlalo uLucas ‘Masterpieces’ Moripe, ubonisa ukuba ubomi bemidlalo buhleli bujolise kwiingxaki ezahlukeneyo zomphakathi, kuquka nempilo. Ukhumbuza ukuba iimpumelelo zidluliselwa kwiingxaki zomzimba nezengqondo. Kukho abantu abaninzi abavela kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo, abanjengoMoses Malada, abafuna ukwabelana ngokoqobo lokuhlangenwe nakho kwimidlalo, nendlela le midlalwana ibenza babe nezinto ezibalulekileyo zokuphila.