In the latest edition of My Locker Room Secrets, former Mamelodi Sundowns forward Sibongakonke Ndlovu reveals what transpired in the dressing room during his time at Chloorkop.
Whose locker room are we in today?
"Sibongakonke Ndlovu joined Sundowns in 1998, my first contract there lasted for three years.
"I enjoyed my stay at Sundowns I don't wanna lie. Both the youngsters and the big stars gave me a very warm welcome. Ted Dumitru was the coach.
"I joined Sundowns straight from the amateur level, I was playing for the University Of Natal."
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Who was always late?
"There were only two culprits, Themba Mnguni and Lovers Mohlala. They would blame it on a puncture and sleeping late."
Any interesting rituals before they played?
"People had their rituals, Roger Feutmba always wanted to be the last one to leave the dressing room for reasons only known to him."
Who was the jokester?
"Lovers Mohlala, Michael Shata and Eric Ramasike. Lovers made a lot of pranks. He irritated a lot (laughs), and Shata would tease the senior guys. That was his way of protecting us the youngsters from the senior players."
Was it a muti-change room?
"It was a mix. We did muti and also prayed at the same time."
Who was the singer?
"Themba Mnguni, Solly Phetla and Joas Magolego. It was mostly the Pretoria guys."
Who was the best dressed and the worst dressed?
"Themba Mnguni was the best dressed. He would sometimes rock up at training dressed in formal clothes. Very neat and smart.
"Worst dressed would be all the foreign guys, and also Michael Manzini, like me he didn't care much about fashion. He was always in his tracksuits, slippers, tekkies, and shorts."
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Who never showered?
"(Laughs) Everyone showered, the senior players didn't allow anyone to go home without taking a shower."
Rate the coach's team talk
"Ted Dumitru was more tactically and technically, and Paul Dolezar was more of a joker."
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