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The death of Mamelodi Sundowns defender Motjeka Madisha has had a devastating effect on SuperSport United and the shattered team members will try to recover as they prepare to face the Kaizer Chiefs in a league game Tuesday night at Lucas Moripe Stadium. .
United manager Kaitano Tembo revealed that the training sessions have been extremely exciting this week, as 25-year-old Madisha, who died in a terrible car accident Sunday morning, had close friends and former teammates. from Sundowns next door.
“It was very emotional and it was difficult for us to really keep training, and one of our players, Lucky Mohomi, couldn’t even train because he was too excited,” Tembo said.
“I had to give him time off for that and it shows how heartbreaking it was for our players.
“For me personally, it’s also sad because I’ve known Madisha since she was a young man when I was training at SuperSport United Academy and he was playing at Sundowns Academy.
“I met him on several occasions during tournaments like Bayhill and Kay Motsepe Cup and obviously at PSL.”
Madisha lost her life shortly after former Bafana and Sundowns defender Anele Ngcongca was also killed in a terrible car accident in KwaZulu-Natal.
He was buried in Cape Town last week.
Tembo said SuperSport tries to educate players on how to behave on and off the court, but they bear responsibility for their actions.
“As far as we as a club play a role in educating the players, we always do so on a regular basis. But at the same time, the responsibility also falls on individuals to take responsibility for their future.
“If you take for example now, we are in this pandemic and each of us has to follow the government’s safety regulations.
“There is information that everyone should wear a mask, practice social distancing, disinfect, but how many of us are doing that.
“It is also important that the players take responsibility because it is their future and it is their life. The clubs cannot do much, but the players must take responsibility.
“We could see it as just soccer players dying on the roads, but they are just a drop in the ocean.
“We have a bigger social problem that is reflected in what is happening there. It has to be something collective in terms of handling this because our roads have become death traps for everyone.”
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