UDoctor Waphunyuka AmaBhakaniya Ngesikhathi!

Umphathi wezebhola weKaizer Chiefs uBobby Motaung useveze ukuthi wadlala indima eqakathekileyo ekwenzeni ukuthi uDoctor Khumalo anikwe inkontileka yeqembu elikhulu ngeminyaka yabo-1980.

UKhumalo, oleminyaka engu-58, uthathwa njengomunye wabalingisi abakhulu abake bagqoka imibala ye-Amakhosi, edlale imidlalo engu-397 watshaya amagoli angu-75 phakathi komnyaka ka-1987 lo-2004.

UMotaung ukhulume lentathelizindaba yeiDiski Times uMatshelane Mamabolo ngesikhathi sekuhlonitshwa iminyaka engu-56 yeKaizer Chiefs.

Uchaze ukuthi yena loKhumalo bakhula ndawonye badlala ebholeni lentuthuko besebancane.

Uthe wakhathazeka kakhulu esizwa ukuthi iOrlando Pirates yayifuna ukusayina uKhumalo ngaphambi kokuthi angene kuAmakhosi.

UMotaung uthe waze watshiya uKhumalo elele eBrits wasebuyela eGoli ngethekisi ukuyatshela uyise uKaizer Motaung ukuthi kumele asayine umdlali masinyane ngoba amaBhakaniya ayesemlandela ngamandla.

Ngalesosikhathi uBra Pro wayengumqeqetshi weqembu lentuthuko njalo wasekela isinqumo sokuthi uKhumalo akhuphukiselwe eqenjini elikhulu ngokuphangisa.

Leso sinqumo saba yimpumelelo enkulu ngoba uDoctor waphenduka iqhawe leChiefs, waba yinkanyezi ekhanya kakhulu ebholeni leNingizimu Afrika njalo wathandwa ngabalandeli abanengi eminyakeni yakhe yokudlala.

Ngenxa yalokho, igama likaDoctor Khumalo laqhubeka likhula ebholeni lakuleli, laba luphawu lwempumelelo, ubuhlakani lobuqhawe enkundleni.

Indlela yakhe yokudlala, ubuholi bakhe kanye lokuzinikela kwakhe kwenza abe yisibonelo kubadlali abatsha abalandela inyathelo lakhe.