Orlando Pirates midfielder Xola Mlambo says it’s important for the South African football fraternity to continue to embrace the typical local football style that resonates with many football fans in the country.
He, however, cautions that it should to the benefit of the team.
The comment comes just two weeks after Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Pitso Mosimane took Mlambo’s teammate Fortune Makaringe to task for performing tricks on the ball on the centre-line when Bucs won 1-0 in an Absa Premiership game.
Mlambo was speaking after the launch of the Soweto Spectacular tournament at the University of Johannesburg in Soweto.
Organisers of the four-team tourney are introducing a spectacular o’clock concept, which will see the referee in the fifth minute introducing a yellow ball where the tricksters will be allowed to perform their tricks and continue with the game after that.
We asked SABC Sport analyst Phumudzo “Da Bold” Manenzhe whether this will amuse the scouts, who will be in attendance in search of talent on the day.
Listen to his responses below:
The Soweto Spectacular tournament is in its second year and tournament director Thabiso Moremi has defended the spectacular o’clock concept, saying it aims to entertain the fans as the four teams invited have got a very large following.
The tournament will take place on the 15th of February 2020.
– Report by Velile Mnyandu
[WATCH] Attended the launch of the @SowetoSpectacu1 tournament in Soweto yesterday & they’ve introduced a spectacular o’clock concept. Here it’s dribbling skills all the way. @TheBold27 has got an interesting take on this… #sabcnews @SABC_INFO_HUB @SPORTATSABC pic.twitter.com/3NqONvi5NF
— Velile Mnyandu ?? (@Velile_Mnyandu) January 29, 2020
[WATCH] The @SowetoSpectacu1 tournament will take place at @go2uj , Soweto Campus on 15 Feb. @orlandopirates midfielder @Xola_Mlambo_10 is embracing the spectacular o’clock concept… #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/gRkEck8eWo
— Velile Mnyandu ?? (@Velile_Mnyandu) January 29, 2020
