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The team did very well on the weekend and we've put ourselves in a good position to finally escape play-offs. It was not easy to get 3 points from Free State Stars away but we managed to do it.
We have finally created a chance to save the club's pride because we have put up championship performances in the last few games, winning a few games in a row. The club's management has been very supportive to me especially our chairman Mr Leon Prins.
It's now up to us to finish what we've started and the spirit at our camp is high. We will take each game as it comes and we plan to collect all 6 points of the remaining games to secure our position in the league. Although we know that we have to depend on ourselves, we are also aware of the fact that we depend on other teams to win certain games.
We are able to score goals, which is something the team didn't know before I joined. We have scored 6 goals in 2 games and this is a good record. We have to win the next game, we know Wits can score goals but our defence is doing wonderfully at the moment and Greg is superb in the goals.
Nomvethe is also doing well for us at the moment but so are all our other players. The likes of Lefa Tsutsulupa and MacBeth Sibaya are doing great work in the middle of the park. Our centre backs are solid at the back too. I don't like singling out individual players but Lefa dislocated his shoulder last week. We rushed him to hospital and the following day he wanted to come to training. I said to him he should come the following day but he was keen to start training on the same day. This shows the level of commitment we have in our players.
On a personal note, I have worked with Eddie Lewis for more than 12 years. He was a gentleman and a good sportsman. I spoke to him last week and he spoke as if everything was fine. We were discussing some of the players he has brought to our 1st team. It is very sad that we have lost someone like Eddie. He was committed to this sport and this club until his last days. Just a few weeks ago when we preparing to play in the Nedbank Cup against Baroka FC, he volunteered to travel to Limpopo to scout the team for us. We are very sad to have lost him and the players are very sad too. We said a prayer for him this morning at training, and pray that his soul may rest in peace.
Don't follow me, follow the Birds.
Gordon Igesund.
Old Mutual Mangaung Cup
Ajax Cape Town 5-3 Moroka Swallows
Bloemfontein Celtic 0-0 Moroka Swallows
Black Aces 0-2 Moroka Swallows
Puma Rugby Stadium
Moroka Swallows 1-1 Bidvest Wits
Dobsonville Stadium
Santos v Moroka Swallows
KO: 19:30
Athlone Stadium
Moroka Swallows v Kaizer Chiefs
Mamelodi Sundowns v Moroka Swallows
Lucas Masterpieces Moripe
Moroka Swallows v Free State Stars
More Fixtures...
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Ajax Cape Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2. AmaZulu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3. Bidvest Wits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4. Black Leopards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5. Bloem Celtic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6. Free State Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7. Golden Arrows 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8. Jomo Cosmos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9. Kaizer Chiefs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10. Mamelodi Sundowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11. Maritzburg Utd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Complete Standings...
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