Chairman of the newly promoted DStv Premiership side Polokwane City Johnny Mogaladi has reacted to the club’s promotion.
City were crowned Champions of the Motsepe Foundation Championship following a dramatic final day on Sunday.
They beat Pretoria Caillies 4-0 at Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. Cape Town Spurs, who came into the final day in the first position following a 1-1 draw against University of Pretoria at Athlone Stadium.
Casric finished third after playing to a 2-2 draw against All Stars in Dobsonville. Rise and Shine will now return to the PSL elite league after a three-year absence.
JOHNNY MOGALADI REACTS TO POLOKWANE CITY PROMOTION
Mogaladi has vowed to keep the club at the top level for a long time.
“What I can promise people of Limpopo is that I don’t want to be a yo-yo team,” he told FARPost.
“Come back and go, no. We need their support and their encouragement. We need to build this team together. This team belongs to the people of Limpopo.”
WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH HIS MIND IN THE FINAL MOMENTS OF THE MATCH
“I am so excited right now. I don’t know whether I am coming or going. By the time the game was over I was hiding in the bathroom. People came and told me that the game was over. I was not worried about my team because I knew that we scored four goals.
“I was worried about other games andI was in the bathroom when they told me that the game was over. Couldn’t take the excitement, I don’t have that thick skin, I even suggested that I want to sit next to the doctor should anything happen to me then he can just give me an injection,” explained Mogaladi.
RISE AND SHINE NEEDS SUPPORT FROM PEOPLE OF LIMPOPO
“I can’t do it alone or just with management. We need everyone to build this team. Goes are the days when teams from Limpopo are known to be relegation candidates.
“Let me tell you this and I know it’s the national anthem. It will affect you financially and you will end up having financial problems because you run this team from your pocket. It takes out a lot of money,” said Mogakaldi in running a first division club.
“But the only thing that gives us courage is that we love this sport. We love the game and if our families don’t support us we would be out of the sport.”
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