Newly signed Marumo Gallants striker Dino Ndlovu has explained why it feels different returning to Mangaung as compared to his first stint. Ndlovu recently joined the Betway Premiership side on a short-term deal until the end of the season.
He spent the past 14 years playing for clubs such as SuperSport United, Mpumalanga Black Aces, Maccabi Haifa [Israel], Zhejiang and Sakaryaspor in Turkey.
The Former Bafana Bafana striker spent a season in Mangaung during 2010/11 while he was on a loan at Bloemfontein Celtic from Mamelodi Sundowns.
WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT FOR THE NEWLY SIGNED MARUMO GALLANTS STRIKER IN MANGAUNG
“It feels a bit different from the previous time when I was in Bloemfontein,” Ndlovu told the media on Wednesday.
“The stadium was Seisa Ramabodu, now it’s Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium. But the atmosphere when I was here was astonishing. People like the club, especially the fans, but now it seems a bit different.
“But we are taking it one day at a time. I can not complain much, but just to help the team get out of the position they are in the league.”
DINO NDLOVU WARNS ORLANDO PIRATES NOT TO UNDERESTIMATE THEM IN THE NEDBANK CUP
Gallants will travel to Orlando on Sunday for a clash against Pirates in the semi-finals of the Nedbank Cup. The 35-year-old believes the recent form in the league could help them against the high-flying Buccaneers.
“The league games are always different from the cup games. Cup games are survival of the fittest. In the league a couple of weeks ago, the guys were in a different position and everyone else was writing us off,” he said.
“But now we have confidence, and for the last three games we got seven points in the league, and I think we are building up this week, taking us from the league to the cup. As I said, the league game and the cup games are two different things.
“So nobody must write us off. In a cup game, anything can happen. We are not going there just to fold over and let Pirates come at us. We also have our own surprises to go at them, and probably we will get to the final.”
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